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| 1 | 1892 | - Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.
- Sir James Dewar invents the Dewar flask or vacuum flask.
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| 2 | 1893 | - American, W.L. Judson invents the zipper.
- Grover Cleveland president of the USA 1893-1897.
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| 3 | 1895 | - Lumiere Brothers invent a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit and projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere Brothers using their Cinematographe are the first to present a projected motion picture to an audience of more that one person.
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| 4 | 1896 | - American, H. O'Sullivan invents the rubber heel.
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| 5 | 1897 | - William McKinley president of the USA 1897-1901. William McKinley dies in Buffalo, NY, 1901.
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| 6 | 1898 | - Edwin Prescott patents the roller coaster.
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| 7 | 1899 | - I.R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame.
- J.S. Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner.
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| 8 | 1900 | - Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.
- The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
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| 9 | 1901 | - Edward VII. Ruler of England 1901-1910. House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Eldest son of Victoria, married Alexandra, Princess of Denmark.
- Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.
- King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.
- The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission.
- Theodore Roosevelt president of the USA 1901-1909. Theodore Roosevelt, vice president under William McKinley, sworn in as president upon death of McKinley.
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