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People Bring Changes
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Stephenson Builds a Locomotive
Stephenson's locomotive led to better designs, and locomotives connected communities that once seemed FAR apart. -
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph
This machine used a code of dots and dashes to send messages over wires. News could reach communities more quickly. -
Pony Express
The Pony Express made mail delivery faster. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the Telephone
Bell improved the telegraph. For the first time, people could speak to and hear others who were far away. -
Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer Invented Lightbulbs
Before the lightbulb, people used candles, oil lamps and gas lamps for light. The lightbulb let peoplelight their homes without the danger of causing a fire. Because of the lightbulbs, families and communities could do more evening activities. -
The First Skysraper
In communities that were growing, people needed more lpaces to live and work. It led to the invention of the elevator. -
The Wright Brothers and the Airplane
The Wright Brothers made a 12 second flight in an airplane. Today, airplanes carry both people and goods around the world. -
Henry Ford Invents the Model T
Model T FootageAt first, cars cost a lot of money. Ford mad a car that more people could buy. It quickly became the main form of transportation. -
Panama Canal Completion
The Panama Canal was built to shorten a trip around the Americas. -
Golden Gate Bridge Construction Complete
Long bridges like the Golden Gate Bridge represents how humans have changed the environment to link different communities.
