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Humans learned to use horses and donkeys for getting around.
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The wheel was invented in Iraq and the first wheel was made from wood.
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The sailing boat was invented by Egyptians while the Romans built roads across Europe.
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Camels are domesticated.
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The first turnpike roads open. Turnpikes are privately owned and maintained but you have to pay to use them. Their name comes from an old word for a gate, pike. In towns the wealthy are carried by sedan chairs.
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The Bridgwater Canal opens. Many more canals are dug in the late 18th and early 19th century.
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The hot air balloon and the hydrogen balloon are invented.
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Horse drawn omnibuses run in London
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This is the great age of railway building. A network is built across Britain.
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The first underground railway opens in London. On it carriages are pulled by steam trains.
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The car is invented.
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The first traffic meters are installed in the USA
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The first passenger jet service starts
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The hovercraft is invented by Christopher Cockerell.
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The Channel Tunnel opens
