History Timeline By bpritts 1698 Steam engine is invented 1760 Industrial Revolution begins in Great Britain https://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolution 1764 Spinning Jennie is invented 1779 The spinning Mule is invented 1793 Cotton Gin is invented 1793 Industrial Revolution spreads to US opens first textile mill in Rhode Island 1807 1st successful steamboat operation 1825 The Erie Canal is complete 1831 Mechanical Reaper is invented 1837 Steel Plow is invented 1844 Telegraph is invented 1846 Sewing Machine is invented 1853 Safety breaks for elevators are invented allows for tall buildings or skyscrapers to be built 1856 The Bessemer Process is invented used for making steel 1869 Transcontinental Railroad is complete