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First commercially successful stream engine
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John Kays Flying Shuttle
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Bridgewater canal opens
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO James Brindley's Bridge water canal opens. brings coal from worsley to Manchester -
Watt's first efficient steam engine
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First Ocean Going Steam Boat
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First larger, iron, scream-propelled steamship
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Benz develops first automobile to run on internal-combustion engine
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Henry Ford mass-produces the Model T