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Ben Franklin proves that static electricity and lightening are the same things.
Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite string during a thunderstorm and he proved that lightening and static electricity are the same. -
Nicholas- Joseph Cugnot builds the first self-propelled vehicle.
It was a military tractor that ran off steam. It could go 2.5 miles per hour. -
Coal becomes the principal fuel used by steam-powered trains.
Coal has become the main principal fuel for the steam-powered trains and as the railroads branched into the coal fields, they became a vital link between markets and mines. -
Karl Friedrich Benz builds the first gasoline-powered automobile.
The first gasoline-powered automibile was built by Karl Friedrich Benz and it was a three wheeler. -
St. Petersburg- Tampa Airboat Line was America's first airline.
It didn't last too long because the company went out of business after the first three months. -
Federal Power Commission authority was extended to all hydroelectric projects built by utilities.
These utilities were engaged in interstate commerce. -
Natural gas and electricity have replaced wood heat in most homes and commercial buildings.
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80% of working men and 86% of working women were able to drive.
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Americans then owned 200 million cars.
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The ipod was launched by the Apple Corporation
