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7900 BCE
The invention of the canoe
This is around when the canoe was invented. With this invention, the movement of people along with goods was dramatically advanced far beyond foot. -
4000 BCE
First use of animals for transport
This was about the first time that animals were used for transportation. -
4000 BCE
The invention of stone paved roads
In 4000 BC, stone paved roads were introduced in Ur. -
3500 BCE
Invention of the wheel
Around this time was when the wheel was invented in Iraq. -
The invention of the steamboat
The steamboat was invented by John Fitch in 1787 and the first one drove on the Delaware River. -
Invention of the train
The train greatly increased trade and encouraged industrialization in most of all countries at the time. -
The phone is invented
1876, an Italian inventor Antonio Meucci invented the phone. The phone was a step forward for a newly improved type of transportation; the transportation of ideas. -
The motorcycle is invented
The gas-powered motorcycle was invented by German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. -
Invention of the car
This invention exploded the most important type of transportation, people. The car also influenced how we look at engines. -
Invention of the first plane
On this day, the Wright Brothers invented the first successful plane. This invention not only ushered in a new era of transportation, but also warfare. -
The first bomber plane is invented
With this invention, a new type of transportation was dramaticly increased: the transportation of bombs. -
Invention of the Interstate-Highway System in America
This invention greatly increased the military power of each country that use it. America adopted this into their own transport system after seeing how effective it was in Nazi Germany during World War II. -
First Manned Spacecraft
The first spacecraft was made by the Russians in 1961 called Vostok 1. It made an earth orbit. There were 5 other Vostok. -
Founding of the Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation (DoT) was another improvement on how Americans move around the country. DoT regulates transportation and builds new roads to clear up traffic and make traveling faster. -
The law made illegalizing riding a car without a seatbelt
On January 1, 1968, a law was made making it illegal to have a car without a seatbelt. But in 1983, is was made illegal to ride without actually wearing it.
