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Electrons
Joseph John Thomson discovered electrons. http://timerime.com/en/timeline/828951/Historical+Energy+Events/ -
Spindletop Oil Spill
Oil erupted on the hill uncontrollably for 9 days. This was the beginning of modern oil use. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015 -
Power Line
The first power line between the United Sates and Canada. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/historical-energy-events-in-the-united-states--2 -
Geothermal Electric Power Plant
The first electric power plant created. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-key-historical-energy-events--4 -
Wind Turbines Sold
Wind turbines were first sold for electricity generation. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015 -
Solar Panel Created
In 839, Alexandre Bacquerl discovered how energy can be created from sunlight. Over 100 years later, Russell Ohl invented the solar cell. http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/ -
First Nuclear Bomb Created
The first nuclear bomb was created by splitting a uranium atom. http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp -
Nuclear Bonb Dropped
On the 6th of August, 1945, President Truman dropped a nuclear bomb onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
Atomic Energy Act
President Truman signs the Atomic Energy Event of 1946. https://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events -
Gulf Oil Spill
Worst oil spill in history- Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people. Oil and gas was leaked all over the ocean floor. 3.19 million barrels of oil was leaked. http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill
