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First windmill in the New World (not many people know about this).
Located at the Virginian settlement of Flowerdew Hundred, an English post type windmill was constructed. -
Coal was found in VA.
In Richmond, oal was found and people began mining and using it. -
Electricity was discovered
By attaching a key to a kite during a thunderstorm, Ben Franklin created electricity on purpose. -
William Hart drills natural gas well.
The first natural gas well is drilled In Fredonia, New York, a natural gas well was drilled for the first time in the U.S. -
First electric motor
America is exposed to the foundations of electric motor technology (created by Michael Faraday). -
Model T was made: first successful car.
Henry Ford's creation, Model T, could run on gasoline or ethanol. -
The Hoover Dam was built.
It is a giant, concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. It uses a great renewable energy source; water! -
U.S. Nuclear Submarines are put to the test.
The Navy launches the first nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Nautilus. It was built in Groton, CT. -
Climate changes observed in U.S.
Reports have concluded that human acticity such as burning fossil feuls could be causing slight climate change. -
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexio
The BP oil spill was the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry because the oil flowed unabated for 3 straight months.
