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The first telegraph cable.
Cyrus W. Field laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean meanwhile the Atlantic Telegraph company was behind the construction of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. This event is very significant in history because it was the first form of communication from Europe to North America. -
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Events of the 19th and 20th century
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On the Origin of Species.
"On the Origin of Species" is a book written by Charles Darwin in 1859 in England. He is considered one of the pioneers of scientific literature. This book was very important because it was a set of biological theories that establish that current beings is the result of the evolution of living beings from the past. -
The first volume of The Capital
The first volume of "The Capital" was written by Karl Marx. It was published in Hamburg. It is a treatise about classical political economy on the relations of the domination between the bourgeoisie. -
Suez Canal.
This is a canal that joins the Red sea and the Mediterranean sea. This canal was open by the French Ferdinand de Lesseps authorized by the Egyptians in a lavish ceremony. It was a significant canal because the people could trade between Asia and Europe in a shorter distance, so traders did not have to travel round the whole African continent. -
The invention of the telephone.
The United States Congress discovered that Alexander Graham Bell was not the first inventor of the telephone, it was Antonio Meucci in 1857 but Alexander patented it in 1876. This invention is very meaningful because people can transmit acoustic signals through electrical pulses. -
The first light bulb.
The first light bulb was created by Thomas Edison in New York where his company was located. The bulb consisted in an electric lamp with a carbon filament. This invention was very relevant since it was invented because it helped people have electrical light in their houses without the need of candles. -
The Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference was summoned by France and organized by Germany in Berlin. Its purpose was to control colonial expansion in Africa. -
The first car with internal combustion engine.
The first car with an internal combustion engine was invented and patented by Karl Benz. This was very relevant because it caused a great revolution in the world so people could move faster from place to place. -
Wireless across the English Channel.
Marconi transmited wireless messajes across the English Channel from South Foreland Lighthouse near England to Wimereux near France. It was an important event because the ways of communication developed a lot from that moment. -
The first piloted powered airplane.
The Wright´s brothers invented the plane which later would be launched into the air with a catapult. The first flight was made in Kitty Hawk and it was very significant because it was a different way of travelling. -
The first people who stood at the South Pole.
The first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team, firstly they were going to travel to the Arctic, but they realised that it was explored by some Americans so they continued travelling. This event is very relevant because they were the first men there.
