US Energy Use

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1300	Hopi Indians	In the 1300's Hopi Indians used coal for cooking, pottery, and warmth.
01/01/1740	Commercial Coal Mining Starts	Commercial coal mining starts around the world, and in the United States
03/19/1821	First Natural Gas Well in Fredonia, New York
03/03/1826	John Ericsson Builds Engine Powered by Sun
04/06/1859	First Oil Production Well	Drilled in PA
12/04/1879	Edison Perfects the Lightbulb	With the lightbulb perfected, electricity would be in much higher demand in America.
01/07/1887	First Operating WInd Turbine	American Charles Brush build first modern wind turbine
02/04/1891	Natural Gas Pipeline Built, 120 miles from Indiana to Chicago
09/21/1908	Henry Ford Invents Practical Automobile	The demand for gas increases dramatically in America.
11/27/1998	Chicago uses Hydrogen Cells	First place to use hydrogen cells for mass transit