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commercial production of coal begins in Richmond, Virginia.
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Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity
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coal enters the home as a source of heat.
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Gas lanterns are put into the streets of baltimore maryland
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Michael Faraday creates the first electric motor
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Oil is first found in Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake
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Wood and lumber replace coal as the popular way to produce heat for buisnesses and homes.
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Thomas Edison creates the first coal powered powerplant ro supply energy.
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first hydroelectric dam opens in Wisconsin
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Henry Ford creates the model T
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gasoline becomes the most popular form of fuel
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nuclear energy becomes the second largest source of electricity
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wind farms become popular
