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The Industrial Revolutuion
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Bessemer Process
The Bessemer process was officially perfected byt the end of the year 1851 by Henry Bessemer. This process was used to mass produce steel from iron. -
Edwin Drake
On this day Edwin Drake strikes oil in Titusville, PA. It became the first well in the United States to strike oil, sparking the rise of America’s multibillion-dollar oil industry