The North

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  • Steam-powered Mills Opens in Britain

    the first steam-powered mill opens in Great Britain

  • Clermont Becomes the First Successful Steamboat

    Robert Fulton's Clermont becomes the first commercially successful boat

  • Peter Cooper's Tom Thumb

    The Tom Thumb becomes the first successful locomotive to carry passengers

  • 10-Hour-Workdays

    Federal government employees receive a 10-hour-workday

  • Sarah G. Bagley's Appointed Secretary

    Sarah G. Bagley is appointed secretary of Working Men's Association

  • Gail Borden and Condensing Milk

    Gail Borden patents a method of condensing milk