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Energy
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Coal in the U.S.A.
Near Richmond, Virginia, commercial coal production begins. -
Electricity
Ben Franklin discovers that lightening is electricity and this opens up a race to harness electricity. -
Street Lights in Maryland
Street lights are lit in Balitimore, Maryland with gas made from coal. This was the first time a city was lit at night. -
Electric Motor
The first electric motor is created by Michael Faraday. -
Drilling for Oil
In Titusville, Pennsylvania, Edwin Drake drills for oil and is the first to be successful. -
Edison Brings Light
Thomas Edison starts the first coal-fired power station in New York City, which supplied electricity for lighting households. -
Windmill
Paul la Cour creates the first windmill to generate energy. -
Natural Gas
The first liquefied natural gas plant opened in West Virginia. -
Sun Energy
The first photovoltaic cells are invented, converting sun light into energy. -
Nuclear power plant
The first nuclear power plant is opened in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
