Development Of The Textile Mills 1771 A textile mill is a facility that takes raw material and turns then into fabric. The people who work have very long work days.
Invention Of The Power Loom 1785 The first power loom was designed by Edward Cartwright in 1784, it was built in 1785. The power loom is a loom hooked up to a line shaft.
First Locomotive ( Robert Trevithick) 1804 On 21 February 1804 the world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place as Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
World Population Reaches 1 Billion 1804 It took the human race until 1804 to reach 1 billion people. Once it reached the first billion though, the population exploded.
Ned Ludd And The Luddite Movement. 1810 Ned Ludd is the person from whom the Luddites took their name. His actions were the inspiration for the folkloric character of Captain Ludd, also known as King Ludd or General Ludd, who became the Luddites' imagined leader and founder
Liverpool- Manchester Railway Founded 1830 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world's first twin-track inter-urban passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and ticketed.
Development of the standard oil company and trust 1870 Standard Oil Co. Inc. was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world.