10 important events in history

By vicolivas

  • First Industrial Revolution

    Began when agricultural societies became more industrialized and urban.

  • First Railway Locomotive

    The first successful steam engine locomotive was built by British Engineer George Stephenson

  • First Commercial Airline Flight

    The world's first scheduled passenger airline service took off, operating between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida.

  • Development of electronical TV

    The world’s first electronic television was created by 21 year old american inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
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    World War II

    The United Nations was born right after it ended.

  • Invention of the Computer

    Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and graduate student Clifford Berry build the first digital and automatic computer.

  • NASDAQ

    Founded by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) On February 8, 1971, the Nasdaq stock market began operations as the world's first electronic stock market.

  • Invention of the Internet

    Computer scientist named Vinton Cerf created a way for all of the computers around the world to communicate with one another. He called it “Transmission Control Protocol,” or TCP. Later, he added an additional protocol, known as “Internet Protocol.” The acronym we use to refer to these today is TCP/IP.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Wider collapse of communism across Europe.

  • First phone with access to internet

    It was the Nokia 9000 Communicator, launched in Finland