Energy

5.8 Energy Timeline

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  • Benjamin Franklin discovers that lightming is electrcity

    Benjamin Franklin discovers that lightming is electrcity

  • Coal becomes the fuel used by the railway systems

    Coal becomes the fuel used by the railway systems

    Coal also enters the home as fuel source
  • Baltimore was the first American city with gas streetlights

    Baltimore was the first American city with gas streetlights

  • Edwin Drake 1st drills for oil in Titusville,Pennsylvania and is successful.

    Edwin Drake 1st drills for oil in Titusville,Pennsylvania and is successful.

  • Thomas Edison starts the 1st coal-fired power station in New York City

    Thomas Edison starts the 1st coal-fired power station in New York City

    Thomas Edison starts the 1st coal-fired power station in New York City
  • The World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant Began Operation

    The World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant Began Operation

    The world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin
  • The 1st production Model T was produced

    The 1st production Model T was produced

    Henry Ford created Model T in August. It can run on gasoline or on ethanol, a fuel made from grain or corn.
  • The 1st liquefied natural gas plant opens in west Virginia

    The 1st liquefied natural gas plant opens in west Virginia

  • Oil is discoved in Signal Hill, California by Shell.

    Oil is discoved in Signal Hill, California by Shell.

    This oil field becomes one of the most prolific in U.S. history.
  • Oil becomes the most used source of energy

    Oil becomes the most used source of energy