History Timeline By 2014251 Jan 1, 1768 Water Frame Created Richard Arkwright Period: Jan 1, 1806 to Jan 1, 1808 First National Road construction Aug 17, 1807 First Steamboat Voyage in America Jan 1, 1810 First Railroad Jan 7, 1817 Second National Bank begins its opperations Jan 1, 1830 First American Engine Build by Peter Cooper Called it Tom Thumb Jan 1, 1837 First Recording Telegraph used in United States Invented by Samuel Morse