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Donkeys and horses were domesticated between 4,000 and 3,000 BC
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The earliest boats were dug out canoes. About 3,100 BC the Egyptians invented the sailing boat
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Camels were domesticated slightly later between 3,000 and 2,000 BC
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The Egyptians begin using wooden ships for trade by sea
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Goods are transported by pack horse. Goods are also transported around the coast of Britain by ship.
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The first turnpike roads open. Turnpikes are privately owned and maintained but you have to pay to use them. Their name comes from an old word for a gate, pike. In towns the wealthy are carried by sedan chairs.
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The Bridgwater Canal opens. Many more canals are dug in the late 18th and early 19th century.
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The hot air balloon and the hydrogen balloon are invented.
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Two men fly across the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon
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Steamships begin crossing the English Channel
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The Savannah becomes the first steamship to cross the Atlantic
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The first passenger railway opens
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Horse drawn omnibuses run in London
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The first hansom cab is made in Hinckley
