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Storage Batteries
In 1859, the French physicist Gaston Plante invented a battery made from two lead plates joined by a wire and immersed in a sulfuric acid electrolyte. This was the first storage battery. -
Labor Movement
This movement was to protect the common interests of workers in the United States. It also tried to stop child labor, give health benefits, and provide aid for workers who were retired or injured. -
Motorcycle
The earliest motorcycle was a coal-powered, two-cylinder, steam-driven motorcycle that was developed in 1867 by the American inventor Sylvester Howard Roper. -
Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor began as a secret society of tailors in Philadelphia in December of 1869. -
Typewriter
The first typewriter was invented in 1873 by Christopher L. Shole. He designed it with the QWERTY keyboard that we still use today. His typewriter only used capital letters. -
Telephone
Alexander Bell invented the first telephone in 1876. This made it much easier for communication during this time. -
Child Labor
In 1876 the Labor movement makes a minimum age law for working children. It banned the employment of children under the age of 14 -
Light Bulb
In November 1879, Edison filed a patent for an electric lamp. He made over 6,000 different tests for the bulb -
Motion Picture
On October 17, 1888, Thomas Edison submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office his ideas for a motion picture device that would record and produce objects in motion. He called his invention the “Kinetoscope." -
Escalator
The escalator was originally created as a carnival ride in Coney Island, New York and was invented by Jesse Reno. It moved at a rate of 75 feet per minute.
