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The first recorded steam engine is made
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Benjamin Frankin performs his fabled flying of the kite in a lightning storm
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First electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta.
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The first electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday
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The first oil well is discovred in Titusville, Pennsylvania
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Albert Edison created the first Electric Lamp
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Solar Panels are authorized for production
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GM releases a vehicle that runs on electricty instead of gasoline
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Jimmy Carter tells America they need to conserve energy, the same year the Department of Energy is created
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The US' first wind farm was built in New Hampshire
