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7600 BCE
Pesse Canoe
A dugout made from the hollowed tree trunk of a Pinus sylvestris and constructed somewhere between 8200 and 7600 BC. This canoe is exhibited in the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands. -
American Revolution
In Congress chooses Richard Bache to succeed his father-in-law, Benjamin- Franklin, as a post master General. -
Steam Boats
John Fitch demonstrated the first steamboat, which had twelve paddles and was propelled by a steam engine. -
Roads
Congress authorized the construction of the National Road known as the (Cumberland Road) -
Canals
The Erie Canal was a 363-mile canal connecting Albany on the Hudson River with Buffalo, New York. When completed in 1825, the Erie Canal was immediately popular. It was an inexpensive route from New York to the Old Northwest. -
Railroads
The first railroads carried goods for short distances, but the idea of a railroad sparked interest. Inventors and engineers wanted to be able to develop a railroad that could be used to carry goods or even passengers long distance. The first american railway named Baltimore and Ohio. -
Airship
The French inventor Henri Giffard built a steam-power-driven airship as early as 1852. -
Aircraft
is a fixed -wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carrriage of cargo Rather than passengers. -
Bike
Pierre Lallement is considered by some to the inventor of the pedal bicycle. -
Trains
A freight train is to transport goods or materials.
