Jordans Time Line By jlockyer Period: May 6, 1740 to May 6, 1920 Timespan May 4, 1750 Enclosures of Farming land accelerate in Britian May 6, 1767 James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny May 6, 1769 Richard Arkwright invents the water frame May 6, 1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule May 6, 1781 James Watt invents a steam engine to drive machinery May 6, 1783 Henry Cort invents puddling to produce wrought iron May 6, 1785 Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom May 6, 1788 The first fleet arrives at Botany Bay May 6, 1790 First textile factory built in the USA May 6, 1829 George Stephenson develops the Rocket, a working locomotive May 6, 1830 Gas street lighting common in Britian May 6, 1838 Brunels steamship 'THE GREAT WESTERN' crosses the Atlantic May 6, 1844 Samuel Morse sends first successful telegraph message May 6, 1853 US warships visit Japan May 6, 1856 Bessemer process enables mass production of steel May 6, 1869 Suez Canal opens May 6, 1871 Unification accelerates industrialisation of Germany May 6, 1872 Overland Telegraph connects Australia to Asia May 6, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone May 6, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb May 6, 1889 Eiffel Tower completed in France May 6, 1903 Wright Brothers invent modern flight May 6, 1904 Trans-Siberian Railway accelerates Russian industrialisation May 6, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford
