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2000 BCE
Chinese First to Use Coal
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2000 BCE
Chinese First use Coal
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900 BCE
Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain
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200 BCE
Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain and Pump Water
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First Steam Engine Developed in England to Pump Water Out of Coal Mines
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First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled
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Ethanol Blend
Ethanol Blend Becomes Popular Lamp Fuel in US, Displacing Whale Oil -
Solar Power
- First Solar Power System Developed in France to Produce Steam to Drive Machinery
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Generated from Sunlight
First Demonstration of Generating Electricity Directly from Sunlight in a Selenium Solar Cell -
Electric Plant
First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York -
First Windmill Generate Electricity
First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio -
Free Alcohol Bill
The "Free Alcohol Bill" Is Signed to Promote the Use of Alcohol as an Alternative to Gasoline -
First Federal Law
First Federal Law Established to Control Pollution from the Oil Industry -
Natural Gas Act
Natural Gas Act: First Direct Federal Regulation of Natural Gas Industry
