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First message sent over telegraph
Samuel Moore's first successful message sent over a telegraph. Important because it marked the second industrial revolution by opening up communication over thousands of miles -
Thomas Edison is born
Thomas edison is born. Important because he discovers electricity essentially. -
Penn oil company sends Drake to drill for oil
Penn oil company sent Edwin L. Drake to Titutsville, Penn, to drill for oil. Important because it was the first time drilling for oil had ever been attempted. -
Drake strikes oil!
Drake strikes oil as investors start to pull out of the project. Important because it starts the rapid growth of the oil industry. -
Transcontinental railroad finished
Transcontintal railroad project finished. Important because it opened up rapid transportation of people and goods which aided companies and industries. -
Alexander patents the telegraph
as the title says. Important becasue the telegraph led to more communication and more ideas spread. Helped industries grow and advance and make more money. -
Brooklyn Bridge completed
as the title says, bridge completed between the island and mainland. Important becasue it aided commutes between the two places and helped companies be more efficient. -
sewing machine
sewing machine invented. Important because it led to rapid growth of ready-made clothing industry. -
500k patents issued
between 1860-1890 500k patents were issued for inventions including the typewriter, telephone, and phonograph. Important because these patents showed that americas ingenuity was increasing and ended up with many new tools that changed daily life. -
Electricity spreads!
3,000 power stations were lighting some 2 million light bulbs. Important becasue it shows america advancing rapidly and successfully into the future. -
Assassination of Archduke ferdinand of Austria
shot dead in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins (five Serbs and one Bosnian Muslim), coordinated by Danilo Ilić. Important because the assassination started WWI. -
Germany invades Luxembourg
was the first of two military occupations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by Germany in the twentieth century. From August 1914 until the end of World War I on 11 November 1918, Luxembourg was under full occupation by the German Empire. The German government justified the occupation by citing the need to support their armies in neighbouring France, although many Luxembourgers, contemporary and present, have interpreted German actions otherwise. Important because it was one of first invasions. -
Battle of Dogger Blank
a naval battle fought near the Dogger Bank in the North Sea on 24 January 1915, during the First World War, between squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. Important because it was one of the 2 significant naval battles of WWI. -
Battle of Rarancza
was fought between Polish Legionnaires, and Austria-Hungary, from February 15 to 16, 1918, near Rarańcza (Redkovtsy) in Bukovina, and ended with a Polish victory. Important because the victory was a stepping stone towards independence for the Polish. -
Battle of Nazareth
began on 20 September 1918, during the Battle of Sharon, which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Important because whoever won had land to utilize in any way. -
Battle of Tabsor
fought on 19–20 September 1918 beginning the Battle of Sharon, which along with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Important because the battle let the british capture land. -
British capture Jericho
occurred between 19 and 21 February 1918 to the east of Jerusalem beginning the Occupation of the Jordan Valley during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in an area bordered by the Bethlehem–Nablus road in the west, the Jordan River in the east, and north of a line from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. Important because the land was a strategic point and let the British use it as a hub. -
Paris peace conference
meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. Important because it set peace terms to help prevent war and death.
