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Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was made in 1794 by Eli Whitney. -
Industrail Revolution Begins
The Industrail Revolution begins in Europe n the 1760s, but really takes off in the United States beginning in the early 1820s and lasts until the 1870s. Although a few things, such as the cotton gin were invented before this, this marked the tru beginning. -
Samuel Morse invents the Telegraph
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Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases.
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases. This was revolutionary. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
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Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight.
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The Brooklyn Bridge opens.
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Steel
Steel was created as a lithograph by Harry Sternberg (1904-2001). -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was painted for the cover of the May 29, 1943 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. -
Labor in a Diesel Plant
Labor in a Diesel Plant was created as a wood cut in 1943. The work demonstrates the many jobs in the diesel plant and is centered with two men pushing a large gear.
