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Thales discovered this by rubbing 2 objects together.
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Coal was discovered in Richmond, Virginia.
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A French military officer noted that Indians living near Fort Duquesne (now the site of Pittsburgh) set fire to an oil-slicked creek as part of a religious ceremony.
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Alessandro Volta (Italy) invented the first electric battery.
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Daniel Halladay and John Burnham worked to build and sell the Halladay Windmill
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German engine inventor Nicholas Otto used ethanol as the fuel in one of his engines
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The electric streetcar was invented by E.W. v. Siemens
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The United Mine Workers of America was formed.
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Electricity began to replace natural gas for lighting purposes.
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Rutherford and Soddy published the theory of radioactive decay.
