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Seed Drill
On this date, Jethro Tull invents the seed drill. His invention made seed planting more productive by putting the seed in rows at a specific depth. -
Flying Shuttle
On this date, John Kay invents the flying shuttle. This invention doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
Steam Engine
On this date, James Watt builds the steam engine. He managed to make the steam engine faster and more efficient. He also made it burn less fuel. -
Communist Manifesto
On this date, Karl Mark and Friedrich Engles publish the Communist Manifesto. This was a magazine about the "haves" and the "have-nots" or the employers and the workers. -
Civil War
On this date the United States Civil War ends. As a result, the United States experiences an enormous technological boom, spurring its Industrial Revolution. -
Germany
During the 1870s, Germany becomes the dominant industrial country in Europe. Germany had all the right recources for industrializing and it looked at England for a model of what to aspire to. -
Strike
On this date, the British unions win the right to strike. This is after the Combination Act of 1799 that banned people from creating unions and from striking.
