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Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny -
Steam Engine
James Watts perfects the Steam Engine -
Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith publishes Wealth of Nations -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin -
Steam Boat
Robert Fulton invents the first Steam Boat -
Factory Act of 1833
Limits the work hours for women and children -
Suez Canal
Opening of the Suez Canal -
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx writes the Cmmunist Manifesto -
Marie Curie receives Nobel Prize
Marie Curie receives Nobel Prize fo her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases -
Theory of Relativity
Albert Einstein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity