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Year |
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1 | 1853 | - Franklin Pierce president of the USA 1853-1857.
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2 | 1854 | - John Tyndall demonstrates the principles of fiber optics.
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3 | 1855 | - Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine motor.
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4 | 1856 | - Cleveland water system goes into operation.
- Louis Pasteur invents pasteurisation.
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5 | 1857 | - George Pullman invents the Pullman Sleeping Car for train travel.
- James Buchanan president of the USA 1857-1861.
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6 | 1858 | - First sewers in Cleveland. (Where did everything go prior to this?)
- Hamilton Smith patents the rotary washing machine.
- Jean Lenoir invents an internal combustion engine.
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7 | 1861 | - Abraham Lincoln president of the USA 1861-1865.
- Elisha Otis patents elevator safety brakes, creating a safer elevator.
- Linus Yale invents the Yale lock or cylinder lock.
- USA Civil War begins.
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8 | 1862 | - Alexander Parkes invents the first man-made plastic.
- Dr. Richard Gatling patents the machine gun.
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