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The Bessemer Method for processing steel from iron is invented, making the metal cheaper and easier to make.
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First public demonstration of Edison's electric lightbulb
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The Brooklyn Bridge is finished after 13 years of construction.
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The first modern skyscraper opened in Chicago, Illinois
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Henry Ford's first Model T is created with the use of his assembly line.
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The 102-story Empire State Building in New York City is completed.
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The Civil Works Asministration help build bridges, schools, hospitals, airports and repair roads and highways.
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James E. Allen etched this picture of two men working on a skyscraper.
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Armin Landeck finished his drypoint of Manhattan.
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The Work Projects Administration helped employ people during the Great Depression including thousands of artists.
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Eood engraving by Leon Gimour
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Screen printing by Leonard Pytlak
