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Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invents the first practical steam engine -
Lightning Rod
Invention of the lightning rod by Benjamin Franklin -
Spinning Jeny
James Herg Invents the Spinning Jenny -
Improved Steam Engine
James Watt patents the improves steam engine -
Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom -
Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom -
Food riots
Food riots in parts of England protest higher prices -
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Combination Act
The Parliament passes the Combination Act, making trade unions illegal -
Factory Act
The Parliament passes the Factory Act, shortening the hours of factory work by children. -
Combination Act Abolished
The Parliament lifts the Combination Act, allowing workers to form trade unions -
Factory Act Improvements
The parliament passes a factory act to ban children of certain ages from working in the mines -
Poor Law Amendment Act
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Steel Plow
John Deere invents the steel plow. Increasing efficiency and productivity of ploughing the soil. -
Steel Plow
Deere invents the steel plow, making work on the farm easier -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph -
Sewing machine
Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. His invention revolutionised garment manufacturing and decreased the time of production -
Elevator Safety Break
Invention of the elevator safety break by Elisha Otis -
Bessemer Process
Henry Bessemer invents the process of making steel out of iron -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite -
Typewritter
Invention of the typewriter by Christopher Sholes -
The Telephone
Alexander patents the telephone. -
The Light Bulb
Thomas Edison, although not inventing it, perfected and patented the light bulb
