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18,000 BCE
Clay/Metals
Clay pottery ware is created, therefore the population starts using it for weapons and other things. Humans begin to use raw metals. This will later become an important factor, to technology advancement. -
8000 BCE
The Neolithic Revolution
An agriculture way of life is discovered in the Fertile Cresent/Middle Eastern area. Cows and sheep were domesticated and crops where manipulated and tended. (interesting fact: first domesticated dog ever was found in Idaho, USA 8400 BC). -
3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
The first city-states gradually develop in southern Mesopotamia, a Greek word meaning, "Land between the Rivers". The region is a vast, dry plain through which two great rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris, flow.
This is the achievement of the Sumerian people. -
3000 BCE
Bricks
They are used widely(and made by a fired process). First city-states are created, palaces are starting to be build. Temples are usually build at the center of the cities. There were large military campaigns by ethnic groups of people. -
Waterways/Erie Canal
In a speech before Congress, Henry Clay proposes a plan (called the American System) to allocate federal funds to promote the development of the national economy by combining tariffs with internal improvements, such as roads, canals and other waterways. Economic Development. This artificial waterway connected the northeastern states with the newly settled areas of what was then the West, facilitating the economic development of both regions. -
Hybrid
Faraday discovers electromagnetic current, making possible generators and electric engines. This would later become an advantage three years after when the first electric vehicle is produced. -
Yellow River
In China flooding killed nearly two million people, in 1931 the death toll was almost four million, and in 1938 it was almost one million. Due to the continuation of sea levels rising the numbers continue to increase. -
Wildlife
The nation's first wildlife refuge is formed when President Theodore Roosevelt protects Pelican Island, FL, from hunters decimating the island's bird population. He opens the first national refuge, Pelican Island in Florida, to protect nesting sites of brown pelicans. -
Drought
Civilian Conservation Corps employs over two million Americans in forestry, flood control, soil erosion, and beautification projects in an attempt to boost the economy while addressing the needs of the land. Later it would be recorded as the Greatest drought in U.S. history. -
Tornado Outbreak
It was the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history with 148 twisters touching down in 13 states. Before it was over 16 hours later, 330 people were dead and 5,484 were injured in a damage path covering more than 2,500 miles. Today's forecasters, thanks to a $4.5 billion weather service modernization effort, view evolving storms in graphic detail.
