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Thomas Edison discovered the Light bulb!
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A period of great popularity begins for electric cars in the United States.
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An electrical battery is developed by William W. Jacques that produces electricity directly from coal.
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The earliest large-scale U.S. aluminum recycling operations begin in Chicago and Cleveland.
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New York’s Long Island Railroad is the first major rail carrier to install extensive main line electrification.
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Electric refrigerators for home use begin to appear on the market in the United States
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A conveyor belt is successfully installed in a Pennsylvania anthracite mine to carry coal to a string of cars at the mine entry.
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The Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit engineers the first air-conditioned automobile.
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Worlds first nuclear reactor for commercial in shippingport, PA
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"U.S.S. Nautilus," the nation’s first atomic-powered submarine, was launched at Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut.
