Post_industrialism By neosis Jan 1, 1866 Telegraph cable, created and patented by William Cooke and Charles WHeatstone, succesfully laid across the Atlantic in 1866. The exact date wasn't found. May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad was Completed. Oct 21, 1879 Thomas Edison invents first electric light using carbonized cotton. Jan 1, 1887 in 1887, Nelly Bly, whose actual name was Elizabeth Cochran, checked into Blackwell's Island insane asylum to get a news expose. Jan 1, 1901 BY 1901, London was one-third of Great Britain's trade took place. Dec 17, 1903 Orville took flight in the first powered airplane 20 feet above a beach in North Carolina. Jul 1, 1908 Steam Locomotive were prohibited in Manhattan by the New York state legislature. Oct 1, 1908 Henry Ford creates and unveils the Model T Ford. Jan 1, 1910 Penn station was founded in 1910(could not find actual date). Dec 1, 1913 Henry Ford creates the first large-scaled assembly line. Mar 31, 1939 World War II Began in early 1939 and ended in 1945.
