Energy Use By jasmine_tompkins Feb 6, 1700 Wood commonly used for heating and lighting Wood commonly used for heating and lighting Apr 8, 1750 Steam Engine developed May 2, 1800 natural gas widely used for lighting Jan 22, 1885 coal used for heating most home in U.S Dec 30, 1900 widespread use of elctricity for lighting and appliances in U.S Mar 1, 1901 birth of modern oil industry Jun 8, 1906 free alcohol bill Sep 16, 1920 model T cars manufactured in large numbers Feb 14, 1950 electricity and natural gases replace heating for U.S homes Jul 29, 1997 more than 1/3 of U.S homes have computers and 99% have color tvs.
