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Bank of England
The Bank of England is established -
Blast Furnace
Abraham Darby develops a blast furnace capable of producing high-quality iron -
First practical Steam Engine
Thomas Newcombe develops the first practical steam engine -
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New Large Spining weaving machines
The invention of new and larger spinning and weaving machines shifts the textile industry into factories -
Farming land enclosures
Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain -
Steam engine provides power
James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power -
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule -
Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products
The United States of America is born when the American colonies win independence from Britain -
Boulton and Watt
The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in textiles factories -
Botany Bay
First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney) -
French Revolution
The French Revolution begins -
British Census
The first official population census is taken in Britain -
Tasmania was found
British found the new colony of Van Diemen’s land (Tasmania) -
Puffing Billy
The first working steam locomotive train, known as Puffing Billy, is built -
Public Railway service
The first English public steam railway (from Stockton to Darlington) is opened -
Railway Building Begins in France and Germany
Railway building begins in France and Germany -
Single wire telegraph
Samuel Morse develops the single wire telegraph -
Gold rush in Aus
Australia’s gold rush begins -
First Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone -
First Electric light bulb
Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb -
Eiffel Tower completed
Eiffel Tower completed in Paris, France -
Firrst Men to fly
Wright brothers invent modern flight -
First set of wheels with a motor
Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford automobile
