Timeline of Transportation By emilienr89 Mar 11, 770 Iron Horseshoes are used for horse transportation Mar 11, 1492 Leonardo Da Vinci creates a flying machine Oct 11, 1807 Isaac de Rivas made a prototype hydrogen gas powered vehical Jun 11, 1814 Richard Trevithick creates the first steam powered locomotive Jul 11, 1814 George Stephenson builds the first steam powered locomotive Mar 11, 1862 Jean Lenoir makes the first gasoline powered car Mar 11, 1908 Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing Mar 11, 1969 First manned mission to the moon