The Industrial Revolution By Blake Tunks Period: Jan 1, 1740 to Dec 31, 1920 Industrial Revolution Dec 31, 1750 Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain Enclosures of farming land accelarate in Brtain. Nov 28, 1755 Edmond Cartwright invents the power loom Apr 22, 1767 James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny Jun 26, 1767 Richard Arkward Invents the water frame Mar 18, 1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule Oct 20, 1781 James Watt invents the steam engine to drive machinery Apr 19, 1783 Henry Cort invents puddling to produce wrought iron Jan 25, 1788 First fleet arrive at Botany Bay Oct 22, 1790 First Textile factory built in USA Apr 19, 1829 George Stephanson develops the rocket, a working locomotive Nov 26, 1830 Gas street lighting common in Britain Mar 18, 1838 Brunels steam ship the Great Western cross' the Atlantic Apr 19, 1844 Samuel Morse sends first successful telegraph message Feb 22, 1853 US warships visit Japan Dec 11, 1856 Bessemer process enables mass production of steel Apr 19, 1869 Suez Canal opens Apr 19, 1872 Overland telegraph connects Australia to Asia Jun 22, 1876 Alexender Graham Bell invents the telephone Apr 19, 1879 Unification accelarates industrization of Germany Jun 18, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb Apr 19, 1889 Eiffle tower completed in France Apr 19, 1903 Wright Brothers invent modern flight May 21, 1904 Trans-Siberian railway accelarates russian industrialisation Jan 21, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford
