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The Industrial Revolution!

By bbooker01
  • American William Church patents the first typesetting machine.

    American William Church patents the first typesetting machine.

  • Benoit Fourneyron develops the water turbine. Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule, dies at the age of 74.

    Benoit Fourneyron develops the water turbine. Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule, dies at the age of 74.

  • Government sets up inspectorate to ensure that the Factory Acts are being adheared to.

  • In Texas, the Battle of Alamo occured.

    In Texas, the Battle of Alamo occured.

  • Grace Darling, daughter of the Farne Islands lighthouse keeper, rescue survivors of the ship Forfarshire.

    Grace Darling, daughter of the Farne Islands lighthouse keeper, rescue survivors of the ship Forfarshire.

  • First telegraph service setup between Paddington (London) and Slough.

    First telegraph service setup between Paddington (London) and Slough.

  • Start of the Irish Potato Famine. William McNaught invents the compund steam engine.

    Start of the Irish Potato Famine. William McNaught invents the compund steam engine.

  • Governement pass the Ten-Hour Act. The 70 hour week becomes 5.5 hours.

  • Chartists hold Kennington Common meeting, masterminded by Feargus O'Connor.

  • Henery Bessemer invents process for making cheap steel from pig iron, in response to call for guns for Crimean War.

    Henery Bessemer invents process for making cheap steel from pig iron, in response to call for guns for Crimean War.

  • Sir George Cayley constructs the world's first man-carrying glider. He also invented the caterpillar tractor.

    Sir George Cayley constructs the world's first man-carrying glider. He also invented the caterpillar tractor.

  • The firsy commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania.

  • Road Locomotives Act restricts speed of road vehicles to 5mph. HMS Warrior, first ironclad battleship, launched.

  • Start of the American Civil War, cutting off raw cotton.

    Start of the American Civil War, cutting off raw cotton.

  • Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

    Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

  • Formation of the Rugby Football Union in Britain.

    Formation of the Rugby Football Union in Britain.

  • Alaxander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

    Alaxander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

  • Thomas Edison creats the indandescent light bulb.

    Thomas Edison creats the indandescent light bulb.

  • Creed perfects the Creed Teleprinter for use in newspaper offices.

    Creed perfects the Creed Teleprinter for use in newspaper offices.

  • The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight.

    The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight.

    After long hours of work the Wright Brothers finally created their dream and were the first humans to fly