Industrial Revoulution Timeline By Jeremy.denby.00 Mar 18, 1694 The Bank of England is established Mar 18, 1709 – Abraham Darby develops a blast furnace capable of producing high-quality iron Mar 18, 1712 - Thomas Newcombe develops the first practical steam engine Period: Mar 18, 1730 to Mar 18, 1780 – The invention of new and larger spinning and weaving machines shifts the textile industry into factories Mar 18, 1750 Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain Mar 18, 1769 – James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power Mar 18, 1776 - The United States of America is born when the American colonies win independence from Britain Mar 18, 1779 – Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule Mar 18, 1783 1783 – Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products Mar 18, 1785 The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in textiles factories Mar 18, 1788 – First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney) Mar 18, 1789 The French Revolution begins Mar 18, 1801 The first official population census is taken in Britain Mar 18, 1803 British found the new colony of Van Diemen’s land (Tasmania) Mar 18, 1813 The first working steam locomotive train, known as Puffing Billy, is built Mar 18, 1825 – The first English public steam railway (from Stockton to Darlington) is opened Mar 18, 1830 – Railway building begins in France and Germany Mar 18, 1842 – Samuel Morse develops the single wire telegraph Mar 18, 1851 Australia’s gold rush begins Mar 18, 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone Mar 18, 1879 – Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb Mar 18, 1889 – Eiffel Tower completed in Paris, France Mar 18, 1903 – Wright brothers invent modern flight Mar 18, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford automobile
