history

By elena_grixti

  • Thomas Newcomb builds a steam engine to pump water from coal mines

  • William Murdoch uses coal gas for house lighting

  • Gas streetlights become common in Britain

  • First transatlantic telegraph cable laid

  • Trade Unions were legalised

  • Alexander Bell patented his telephone

  • Construction of the Eiffel Tower in France is completed

    The Eiffel Tower caused a lot more tourists to visit France making it a richer country.

  • The Wright brothers carry out the first heavier than air flight

  • Henry Ford uses a moving production line to produce the Ford Model T

  • The Titanic sinks