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Europeans build wheels in rivers and streams to harness energy from water.
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Persians build the first windmills as energy source
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First natural gas well drilled in Fredonia, NY
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Auguste Mouchout creates the first solar energy generator in France.
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The lightbulb is invented by Thomas Edison, changing the world forever.
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A hydroelectric dam opened near Niagara Falls, NY called Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1.
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Built by Charles F. Brush in Cleveland, Ohio to power his own home.
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First Elecrtic Automobile Released in the U.S
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This nuclear power plant was named Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant, and was located in Pennsylvania.
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A nuclear reactor in the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant overheated and started to melt down in Pennsylvania.
