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First Central Bank was established
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Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine
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John Lombe starts his silk factory
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James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny, this allowed one worker to spin eight spindles
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Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations
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10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain
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The Luddite Rebellion Begins
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George Stephenson patented a steam engine locomotive that ran on rils
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Stephenson commissioned a 30-mile railway from Liverpool to Manchester
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Saddler Committee investigates child labor in factories and issues a report in parliament
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The first Factory Act provides small regulations to child labor in textile factories
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British government sets up the General Board of Health to investigate sanitary conditions, setting up local boards to ensure safe water in cities
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10,000 people die in three months in London from Cholera epidemic
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6,031 miles of railroad track in Great Britain
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This Factory Act raised the minimum work age to 12 years old
