The Industrial Revolution. By ibaker1 Period: Jan 1, 1710 to Jan 1, 1914 Timeline of the Industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1750 Enclosures of Farming Land Accelerate in Britain. Jan 1, 1767 James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny. Jan 1, 1769 Samuel Crompton Invents the Spinning Mule. Jan 1, 1779 Samuel Crompton Invents the Spinning Mule. Jan 1, 1781 James Watt Invents a Steam Engine to Drive Machinery. Jan 1, 1783 Henry Cort Invents Pudding to Produce Rough Iron. Jan 1, 1785 Edmund Cartwright invents the Power Loom. Jan 1, 1788 First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Jan 1, 1790 First Textile factory built in the USA Jan 1, 1829 George Stephenson develops the 'Rocket,' a working locamotive. Jan 1, 1830 Gas street lighting common in Britain. Jan 1, 1838 Brunel's steam ship 'the great western' crosses the Atlantic. Jan 1, 1844 Samuel Morse sends first successful telegraph message. Jan 1, 1853 US warships visit Japan. Jan 1, 1856 Bessemer process enables mass production of steel. Jan 1, 1869 Suez Canal opens. Jan 1, 1871 Unification accelerates industrialisation of Germany. Jan 1, 1872 Overland telegraph connects Australia to Asia. Jan 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. Jan 1, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric lightbulb. Jan 1, 1889 Eiffel Tower completed in France. Jan 1, 1903 Wright Brothers invent modern flight. Jan 1, 1904 Trans-Siberian railway accelerates Russian industrialisation. Jan 1, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford.
