Industrialization in the Early Twentieth Century timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1775 to Apr 4, 1943

Industrialization

This timeline shows industrialization throughout the United States.
Apr 4, 1775

Steam Engine

Watt builds his first efficient steam engine.
Apr 4, 1793

Need to keep warm?

You're in luck. Eli Whitney finally invented the first cotton gin.
Apr 4, 1807

Steamboat

Robert Fulton's first successful steamboat, the Clermont, is built.
Apr 4, 1837

Telegraph

Morse develops the telegraph and Morse Code.
Apr 4, 1876

Wanna talk?

Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
Apr 4, 1877

Phonograph

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph
Apr 4, 1908

Let's Drive!

Henry Ford produces the Model-T car.
Apr 4, 1913

Assembline Line, Time!

Ford introduces the assembly line.
Apr 4, 1936

42nd Street

42nd Street was painted by Theodor Roszak which depicts many different images forming a skyscraper.
Apr 4, 1940

Men of Steel

Men of Steel, which portrays two men building a skyscraper, is painted by Samuel L. Margolies.
Apr 4, 1943

Assembly Line

Jolan Gross-Bettleheim paints the Assembly Line, which portrays men leaving the factory to go and fight in the war, while women take their place on the production line.

Industrialization