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Feb 12, 1543
Corpernious claims the universe is heliocentric (sun centered)
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James Hargreaves inventes the Spinning Jenny
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Adams Smith publishes ''Wealth of Nthions''
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James Watts perfects the Steam Engine
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
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Robert Fulton invents the first steam boat
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Factory Act of 1833 limits qork hours for women and children
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Opening of the Suez Canal
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Albert Elistein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity
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Karl Marx writes ''The Communist Manifesto''
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Marie Curie receives Noble Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases