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Commercial production of Coal starts in US
Commercial Production of Coal starts near Richmond, Virginia. Exact date not known -
Benjiman Franklin and the Kite
Benjiman Franklin flies a kite in the air during a stormy day, and gets a shock from the attached key in the kite, and finds out that lightning is electricity. Exact date not listed -
Industrial Revolution
Changes the world from manual labor to Machine based economy. Starts with steam engines run on coal. United States north jumps on these new machines -
Railways and coal
Coal becomes used by the railways, and the US gets plenty of those. -
Gas lamps from Coal
Baltimore, Maryland. Streets have gas lamps. First city in the country to implement them. -
Edwin Drake drills for Oil
Edwin Drake drills for oil in Titusville, Pensylvania, and is successful. The findings are stored in a bathtub. -
Wood as power source
Wood is still the most popular source for both busniness and home for heating and lighting. -
Thomas Edison Starts Coal fired Power
Thomas Edison starts coal fired power station in NYC. Supplies electricity for several households. -
Hydroelectricity
The first hydroelectric dam power station opens in Wisconsin. Creates energy from moving water. -
Model T
The first successful car. Ran on gasoline or ethanol, and ethonal is made from grain or corn. -
Refrigorator
First electric refrigerator is invented. -
Cars and Oil
Due to car popularity, Oil becomes most used energy source -
Photovoltaic Cells
Photovotiac cells invented. Convert sun rays into electricity. First used by the Space Program -
Nuclear Energy
First commercial energy nuclear power plant.