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Modern Battery Created
Volta discovered in 1800 that certain fluids would generate a continuous flow of electrical power when used as a conductor. This discovery led to the invention of the first voltaic cell, more commonly known as battery. (http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/when_was_the_battery_invented) -
Battle of Copenhagen
Was a naval battle in which a British fleet fought a large force of the Dano-Norwegian Navy anchored near Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. -
Railways Before Trains
Many different railways were created during the time, one of them being the Carmarthenshire Railway. (https://gwili-railway.co.uk) -
The Louisiana Purchase
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory. (https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/louisiana-purchase) -
Lewis/Clarke Expedition
Was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. It began near St. Louis, made its way westward, and passed through the continental divide to reach the Pacific coast. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition) -
The Tin Can
Nicholas Appert was such an inventor, delving deep into experiments with different foods for 15 years. His brilliant idea was that in order to preserve food that stays fresh for a long period, one must tightly seal the food with wax and a cork in a heated container. (https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/26/people-used-hammers-and-chisels-to-open-up-tin-cans-until-the-can-opener-was-invented/) -
Modern Fire Extinguisher
The first version of the modern portable fire extinguisher was invented by Captain George William Manby, consisting of a copper vessel of 3 gallons of pearl ash solution under compressed air. (https://www.rdm1.com/2015/04/02/brief-history-fire-extinguisher/) -
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was first set out in a speech by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823. The ideas are grounded in much earlier thinking, such as the "Farewell Address" of George Washington, in which he inveyed against close political association with European states. (http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h255.html) -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American peoples from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States, to areas to the west that had been designated as Indian Territory.(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears) -
The Rubber Band
On this day in 1845, the British inventor Stephen Perry received a patent for the rubber band. It is no stretch of the imagination to consider the contribution Perry made to modern life colossal. For an office devoid of rubber bands would be one of great disarray. (https://www.historychannel.com.au/this-day-in-history/rubber-band-patented/) -
Texas Becomes 28th State
On December 29, 1845, Texas entered the United States as a slave state, broadening the irrepressible differences in the United States over the issue of slavery and setting off the Mexican-American War. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-enters-the-union) -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush) -
The Safety Pin
The safety pin is a variation of the regular pin which includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp. The clasp serves two purposes: to form a closed loop thereby properly fastening the pin to whatever it is applied to. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_pin) -
Henry Repeating Rifle
A pioneering design in a reliable and practical lever action repeater, and adopted in limited numbers during the Civil War, the Henry was the 16-shot rifle referred to as “the rifle you could load on Sunday and shoot all week long.” (https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/the-original-henry-rifle/) -
The Beginning of the Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war that was fought in the United States. As a result of the long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War) -
Gatling Gun
A hand-driven machine gun, the Gatling gun was the first firearm to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was invented by Richard J. (https://www.history.com/topics/gatling-gun) -
Dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents and stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite) -
Can Opener
the basis of the modern can opener had been invented. William Lyman’s patent was the first to use a rotary cutter to cut around the can, although in other aspects it doesn’t look like the modern one.
(https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-can-opener-wasnt-invented-until-almost-50-years-after-can-180964590/) -
The Phonograph
The phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph) -
First Electric Fan
It’s not an invention that’s often thought of, but it always comes in handy. When the summer heat rises, you’ll be thankful for the ingenuity of the unheralded Dr. Wheeler, who has yet to even be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. (https://www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/cooling-trends/)
