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Year |
Event(s) |
1 | 1789 | - George Washington first president of the United States 1789-1797.
- The guillotine is invented.
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2 | 1790 | - The United States issued its first patent to William Pollard of Philadelphia for a machine that roves and spins cotton.
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3 | 1791 | - Early bicycles invented in Scotland.
- John Barber invents the gas turbine.
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4 | 1792 | - The first ambulance.
- William Murdoch invents gas lighting.
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5 | 1794 | - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin.
- Welshmen, Philip Vaughan invents ball bearings.
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6 | 1795 | - Francois Appert invents the preserving jar for food.
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7 | 1796 | - Edward Jenner creates a smallpox vaccination.
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8 | 1797 | - A British inventor, Henry Maudslay invents the first metal or precision lathe.
- John Adams president of the USA 1797-1801.
- Wittemore patents a carding machine.
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9 | 1798 | - Aloys Senefelder invents lithography.
- The first soft drink invented.
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