Transportation History Time Line

By jmr7559
  • 3500 BCE

    First Vehicles With Wheels

    For the first time in history, wheels were put on carts for transportation.
  • First Boats Made
    3500 BCE

    First Boats Made

    River boats are created, during this time.
  • Horses Are Used For Transportation
    2000 BCE

    Horses Are Used For Transportation

    Horse are tamed and used for transportation.
  • Submarines Are Invented

    Submarines Are Invented

    Cornelis Drebbel was the first person to invent the submarine.
  • The Hot Air Balloon Is Invented

    The Hot Air Balloon Is Invented

    The Montgolfier brothers created the very first hot air balloon.
  • Railroad Transportation is Created

    Railroad Transportation is Created

    Richard Trevithick was the first person to invent the railway steam locomotive.
  • First Automobile With a Gas Engine

    First Automobile With a Gas Engine

    Jean Lenoir made the first gas engine automobile.
  • The Motorcycle is Invented

    The Motorcycle is Invented

    Sylvester Roper invented the first motorcycle.
  • The First Engined Airplane

    The First Engined Airplane

    The Wright Brothers invented the first engined airplane. They also flew the airplane.
  • The Helicopter Was Invented

    The Helicopter Was Invented

    The first helicopter was invented, but it was a failed design.
  • First Rockets Launched

    First Rockets Launched

    The first rockets, that were launched, were liquid propelled.
  • The Modern Helicopter Was Invented

    The Modern Helicopter Was Invented

    It was designed by Igor Sikorsky.
  • First Space Shuttle is Launched

    First Space Shuttle is Launched

    The space shuttle, Columbia, was the first space shuttle to be launched in the United States of America.
  • Segway Human Transporter is Invented

    Segway Human Transporter is Invented

    The Segway is created in the United States of America.
  • The First Solar-Powered Airplane

    The First Solar-Powered Airplane

    The first solar-powered airplane is created in the United States of America.