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Traffic Lights
Traffic Lights were invented to help guide traffic. -
The Elementary Education Act of 1870
aka Foster’s Education Act, in Great Britain makes school attendance mandatory for children between the ages of 5 and 10. -
Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire was invented to restrain cattle. They were cheaper and easier to erect than their alternatives. -
Public Health Act
Public Health Act gives the British government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage. -
Telephones
Telephones were invented for easier communication. -
The Great Railroad strike
The Great Railroad strike occurs in the United States when railroad companies reduce wages. -
The world’s first coal-fired power station
The world’s first coal-fired power station, the Holborn Viaduct power station, went into operation in London, England. -
coal-fired power station
The world’s first coal-fired power station, the Holborn Viaduct power station, went into operation in London, England. -
Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress founded by a group of middle class intellectuals -
Maxim Machine Gun
The Maxim Machine Gun was created for battles. -
Trans-Siberian Railway
Russia begins construction on the Trans-Siberian Railway, which eventually becomes the longest railway line in the world. -
Protest of Indentured Servitude
Mahatma Gandhi drafts the first petition protesting the indentured servitude system. About six months later, the British announce the halt of indentured emigration from India. -
Air Conditioner
The first air conditioner was created -
Airplanes
The first airplane was invented.