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What's the story behind the term 'rush hour'?

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The term rush hour is a coinage of the 1890s. These uses seem to deal both with transport, especially varieties of rail traffic, and slightly later, with human beings, e.g. as pedestrians. These are a couple of early uses: 1892 Street Railway Journal Vol. read more

Honestly, it would take some extensive research to determine the source of the term “rush hour". The thing I have found is that it came into common use in the late 1800's. That's all that is easily researched online, outside of it's meaning. read more

the logo i am refering to is on the inside of the 2112 vinyl album. it is also seen throught rush's cds (All the worlds a stage has it behind his drum) and is on Pearts face of his bass drum. read more

Rush Hour opened at No. 1 at the North American box office with a weekend gross of $33 million in September 1998. Rush Hour grossed over $140 million in the US and $103 million in the rest of the world, for a total worldwide gross over $244 million. read more

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