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The first telegraph line
in 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse developed the telegraph, and sent the first message from Washingdon, D.C. to Baltimore. The messsage was "What hath God wroght?" -
Seneca Falls Convention
This women's rights convention was the beginning of the fight for Women's sufferage. -
New steelmaking process
In 1856, British engineer Henry Bessemer developed a process for steelmaking. He patented it, and this process quickly made the steel from which railroads, bridges, and tools were made. -
Afred Nobel's invention of dynamite
In 1866, Swedish chemist Afred Nobel invented the safer dynamite. Though his intentions were peaceful uses for his invention, such as in construction, much to Nobel's dismay, it was used in warfare. He later funded the Nobel prize, which is still awarded today. -
The First Telephone
Communication became even faster in 1876 when Alexander Graham bell patented his telephone. -
The first automobiles
In 1886, Nikolaus Otto recieved a patent for the first automobile, which had three wheels. A year later, Gottlieb Daimler introduced his four wheeled automobile. -
The First Transatlantic Radio Message
In 1901, Guglielmo Marconi recieved the first transatlantic radio message, from Britian to Canada.
(It is notable that Nikola Tesla claimed that Marconi was using several of Tesla's patents.) -
The Wright Brothers' Flight
in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright designed and flew the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, NC.
