10 Historical Events In Energy By Reid_101 Jun 19, 1890 Nikola Tesla develops A.C. Current May 4, 1900 The first off shore oil well was drilled Jun 8, 1906 The "Free Alcohol Bill" Is Signed to Promote the Use of Alcohol as an Alternative to Gasoline Oct 1, 1908 The First Flex Fuel Vehicle, The Model T Was Produced Nov 21, 1921 World's First Geothermal Power Plant Is Built in California Dec 2, 1942 First Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Bombed With First Atomic Bomb Dec 20, 1951 First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho Dec 2, 1957 First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Begins Operation in Shippingport, Pennsylvania Sep 10, 1960 Formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Baghdad, Iraq