Industrial Revolution By Kruse312 Feb 2, 1742 Cotton Mills were first to open in England Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Dec 31, 1830 Industrial Revolution Feb 1, 1779 Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule Feb 2, 1789 Samuel Slater brought the textile machinery designs to the United States Feb 2, 1789 Eli Whitney came up with the idea of interchangeable parts Feb 2, 1792 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin Feb 21, 1804 George Stephenson invented the steam locomotive Feb 2, 1807 William & John Cockerill brought the Industrial Revolution to Belgium by developing machine shops at liege Dec 2, 1807 Embargo Act of 1807 was signed Link text Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 "Mr. Madison's War"; "The Second American Revolution" Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent was signed to end the War of 1812 Jan 2, 1820 Industrial Revolution became popular in the US Link text Feb 1, 1830 England's Liverpool and Manchester Railway became the first to offer regular timetabled passenger services Oct 16, 1846 Anesthetic was invented Feb 2, 1848 France had become an industrial power but was behind Britain Feb 2, 1856 First ever synthetic dye was created by William Perkin