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The Bank of England is established
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Abraham Darby develops a blast furnace capable of producing high-quality iron
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Thomas Newcombe develops the first practical steam engine
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The invention of new and larger spinning and weaving machines shifts the textile industry into factories
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– Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain
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– James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power
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First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney)
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Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mu
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Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products- The United States of America is born when the American colonies win independence from Britain
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The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in textiles factories
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– The French Revolution begins
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The first official population census is taken in Britain
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British found the new colony of Van Diemen’s land (Tasmania)
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The first working steam locomotive train, known as Puffing Billy, is built
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The first English public steam railway (from Stockton to Darlington) is opened
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Railway building begins in France and Germany
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– Samuel Morse develops the single wire telegraph
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– Australia’s gold rush begins
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– Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone
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– Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb
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Eiffel Tower completed in Paris, France
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– Wright brothers invent modern flight
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Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford automobile