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Lake St. Louis connected to Lake St. Francis.
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Connects Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Robert Fulton creates the first steam boat.
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Links Montreal to Lake St. Louis
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Efficient and less costly way to ship goods.
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Demonstrates how locomotives could ride on rails
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First railroad ever opens.
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The first woman ever to work as a telegrapher.
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Railroads become a major factor in strength during the Civil War
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A railroad was built going from Council Buffs, Iowa to Sacramento, California.
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George Westinghouse creates the compressed-air brakes for railway trains.
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Henry Ford sells his Ford Model T as the first automobile to be made by an assembly line.
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Garrett Morgan created the first electric traffic light.
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St. Petersburg-Tampa Air boat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline.
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The Bureau of Public Road and the states work with each other to create a numbered highway system.
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Legislation signed by President Gerald Ford required that women be admitted to the service academies.
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President Barack Obama signed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).
