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The first privative rafts are made to cross lakes and rivers
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The oldest-discovered canoe is built in The Netherlands
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The oldest sleigh ever found is made. It is unclear whether it was pulled by dogs of people
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The first humans start riding horses
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The first chariots are made by the Egyptians, for 1-2 people to ride in standing up
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Galleons, as the first hint of more modern ships, begin emerging and become the most dominant sailing ships on the seas for the next 200 years
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In Hungary, the first enclosed carriages (as opposed to open-air chariots) are used as taxis for the rich
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Cornelis Drebbel, a Dutchman, creates the first submarine. It is wooden, and powered by oars.
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The first hot-air balloon is invented. Travel by air is finally a real possibility
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Richard Trevithick invents a locomotive powered by steam that successfully hauls 5 loaded cars across Wales
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German inventor, Karl von Drais, creates the bicycle
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The first electrically powered submarines are built by Polish engineer Stefan Drzewiecki
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German engineer Karl Benz invents the first automobile
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The first motorised aeroplane is piloted by the brothers Wright
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A French inventor creates the first seaplane, and successfully lands and takes off on the water
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Aeroplanes built to fight other aeroplanes are made during WWI, installed with machine guns
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The first tank, the British mark I is invented in the chaos of WWI
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The first commercial aeroplane to be sealed from the outside air, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, carries passengers for the first time
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The first aeroplane travels faster than sound
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Californian surfers start hitting the sidewalk with crudely fashioned skateboards
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The first super-fast bullet train is launched in Japan
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The first hoverboard become commercially available, so commuters can get around without having the use their legs