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New Industrial Age
By the 1920s, the U.S. was the world's leading industrial power while only being born out of colonial rule 144 years prior. -
Bessemer Steel Process
first inexpensive way to mass produce steel by putting oxygen into iron. It was discovered by Henry Bessemer. -
Railroads pt. 1
The U.S. railroads extend west of the Missouri River. -
Typewriter
The typewriter was invented by Christopher Sholes. -
Railroads pt. 2
The first transcontinental railroad is completed, spanning the whole nation. -
Time Zones
C.F. Dowd proposed the division of Earth into 24 time zones, it was eventually adopted by the U.S. in 1883 and the whole world the following year. -
Edison
Inventor Thomas Alva Edison established the first research laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ. -
Telephone
The telephone was introduced by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, the two most likely unaware of its future and evolution into the smartphones we have today. -
The Lightbulb
Thomas A. Edison patented the incandescent light bulb and it only took a decade for it to change business and to run multiple machines. -
Hotel Ponce de Leon
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Florida History
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Tampa Bay Hotel
Built by railroad tycoon Henry B. Plant, it was considered the premier hotel out of the eight built. -
Florida Railroad
Also done by Flagler, he extended the Florida East Coast Railway from Key West, up along the east coast.
