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Natural Gas
*month and day are not accurate Gas began to be used in London in 1802 to light street lamps.
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Hydropower
The first American steam-powered warship, "Demologos," was launched in New York Harbor.
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Wind
*day and month is not accurate Daniel Hallady produces the first U.S. windmills based on European ones but with wooden instead of cloth sails.
Location: United States -
Electricity
The Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co. was organized and created what some consider the first hydroelectric power plant to furnish arc lighting service in the United States.
Location: United States -
Solar
*day and month is not accurate Clarence M. Kemp of Baltimore, Md. patents the first commercial solar water heater.
Location: United States -
Electricity
*day and month is not accurate Thomas Edison invents the nickel-alkaline electric battery.
Location: United States -
Wind
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
Location: United States -
Natural Gas
The first gas turbine to pump natural gas was installed in Wilmar, Arkansas, by the Mississippi River Fuel Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri.
Location: United States -
Nuclear
*day is not accurate The Atomic Energy Commission announced the successful development of a 220-pound nuclear reactor designed to provide electric power for space vehicles.
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Solar
The first solar-cell power plant was dedicated at Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah. The $3 million photovoltaics system had 266,029 solar cells mounted in 12 long rows producing a 100-kilowatt output.
Location: United States
