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Civil War
Civil War ends.The North wins. society begins to move from agricultural to industrial -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite. leading to further uses for tunneling, mining, etc. -
The Transcontinental Railroad is completed
The railroad was completed. -
Black Hills Gold
Gold is discovered in South Dakota -
Barb Wire Invented
Barb wire was invented. Now ranchers can keep their cattle from roaming free. -
Telephone Pattened
Alexander Graham Bell patens the telephone -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison uses the light bulb for a lamp. He enhanced it so people can now continue work into the night. -
Dishwasher
Josephine Cochrane invents the dishwasher, which is now a everyday necessity. -
Phneumatic Tire
John Boyd Dunlop patents the pneumatic tire, which now lead to many manufacturers of tires. -
Diesel
Rudolf Diesel invents the first diesel powered internal combustion engine. it is a compression ignition, not a spark ignition. -
Marconi Radio Receiver
The first radio receiver received its first transmission. this will lead to the production of radios. -
Orville Wright
Wright invents the first airplane using an engine they invented not needing wind for flight. Orville flew the plane for 12 second in North Carolina -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford creates the model T. production line process begins to mass produce. Jobs now created. -
Philo Taylor Farnsworth
first full tv system completed. leads to major device, or marketing etc. -
Wallace Carothers and DuPont Labs
Wallace Carothers and DuPont Labs invents nylon -
Jet Engine
Sir Frank Whittle creates the first jet propulsion engine, but was not the first to fly. he took off in 1941 -
Helicopter Invented
Igor Sikorsky invents the first successful helicopter -
WWII
U.S involvement in WWII begins, economy rises due to job increase and production for war. -
End of WWII
WWII ends after the U.S drops the Nuclear bombs on Japan. -
Credit Card
First modern credit card invented, offered by Diners Club INC -
Ray Kroc
McDonalds was founded -
Interstates
the creation of Interstates, signed by Eisenhower -
Desert Storm
Desert Storm begins. US is in another war. -
World Trade Center
Twin towers attack by plane hijackers. Twin towers collapse. lives lost, business go under. -
Economy Scare
the Financial crisis of 2007-2008. housing markets crash. the economy enters a recession.
