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May 1st 1816 Maryland Street Lights
It becomes the first city in the country to light from oil. A month later, Rembrandt Peale is given permission to lay gas lines for street lights in the rest of the city. -
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Historical Energy Events
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August 27th 1859 Oil Drilling Edwin Drake
In 1859, Edwin Drake drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. he pioneered the drilling industry by developing a new way to drill for oil. -
October 22 1879 Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison created the first successful lightbulb. He used a carbon filament. -
Septemeber 1 1881 First Hydroelectric Dam
The first hydroelectric dam began operating in the United States. The Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1 began operating near Niagra Falls on the U.S. side. -
August 12 1908 Model T Automobile
Henry Ford produced the first affordable automobile that runned on oil. -
US dissolves standard oil 1911
Company was a monopoly had to decide to dissolve oil -
First Geothermal Power Plant 1921
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Nuclear Physics 1929
Ernest O. Lawrence from the United States conceived the idea for the first cyclotron, a device used to produce high-energy beams for use in nuclear physics experiments. -
Natural Gas 1990
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) issued the first natural gas futures contract. An agreement today on the price of a commodity (or financial instrument) to be paid for and delivered in the future.Natural gas was promoted as cleaner burning fuel in power generation and transportation, increasing the use of natural gas.
