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Bank in England
First Central Bank was established
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Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine -
Silk Factory
John Lombe starts his silk factory -
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, this allowed one worker to spin eight spindles -
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations -
Coal Mines
10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain -
Luddite Rebellion Begins
The Luddite Rebellion Begins -
Steam Engine
George Stephenson patented a steam engine locomotive that ran on rils -
30-mile Railway
Stephenson commissioned a 30-mile railway from Liverpool to Manchester -
Child Labor Laws
Saddler Committee investigates child labor in factories and issues a report in parliament -
Factory Act
The first Factory Act provides small regulations to child labor in textile factories -
Safe Water
British government sets up the General Board of Health to investigate sanitary conditions, setting up local boards to ensure safe water in cities -
Cholera
10,000 people die in three months in London from Cholera epidemic -
Railways
6,031 miles of railroad track in Great Britain -
Minimum Work Age
This Factory Act raised the minimum work age to 12 years old
