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Date |
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1 | 1825 | - 1825—1825: Rocket steam locomotive built
Rocket steam locomotive built, marking the start of the railway age of cheap, fast land transport.
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2 | 1836 | - 1836—1836: Telegraph Invented
Telegraph Invented
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3 | 1855 | - 1855—1855: First petrol-driven car
Benz develops first petrol-driven car, starting the most profound technical and social revolution of the modern age.
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4 | 1861 | - 12 Apr 1861—1861: US Civil War
US Civil War Started
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5 | 1865 | - 31 Jan 1865—31 Jan 1965: Slavery abolished
Congress passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery
- 14 Apr 1865—1865: Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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