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Bethlehem Steel (1902-2001) helped America become the technology leader of the Twentieth Century and the arsenal of democracy with its prowess in steel manufacture, building and bridge construction and naval engineering and construction. At its height in 1944, Bethlehem Steel employed over 30,000 people in the Bethlehem Plant alone. In November, 1995 the home plant closed and in 2001 the company filed for bankruptcy.