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| 2 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 4 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 6 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 7 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 9 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 11 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 20 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 22 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 23 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 26 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 27 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 28 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 29 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 29 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 30 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 32 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 32 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 35 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 36 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 43 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 44 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 46 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 49 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 52 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 56 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 62 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 64 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 67 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 67 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 68 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 69 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 70 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 71 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 73 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 73 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 73 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 75 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 76 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 76 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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