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1850-1915
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Cyrus W. Field laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean
Cyrus and the Atlantic Telegraph company were behind the construction of the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
Was the first form of communication from North America to Europe -
Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Was a set of biological theories that establish that current beings are the result of the evolution of beings from the past.
This book was first published in England -
Marx publishes the first volume of The Capital
It is a political economy treatise on the relations of domination between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. It was first published in Hamburg -
Suez Canal opens (for the first time)
It is a duct that joins the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Thanks to this duct, the sea trade between Europe and Asia is shorter, since it is not necessary to surround the entire African continent
The creator of this channel is the French Ferdinand de lesseps authorized by the Egyptians of that time. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone
The United States Congress discovered that Alexander was not the first inventor, but an Italian named Antonio Meucci, who presented this invention to a company, but his idea was rejected and the materials he invented fell into Alexander's hands. -
Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb.
He created it in his company in New York
It is very important since it is an essential element to increase our capacity of the environment since we perceive almost all the information with the eyes. -
The Berlin Conference
Was organised by Germany and summoned by France in the city of Berlín for the purpose of controlling colonial expansion in Africa -
Karl Benz produced the first car with internal combustion engine.
The invention of this automobile caused a great revolution in the world of transportation, since the automobile was the easiest way to travel and had great profits. -
Marconi transmitted wireless across the English Channel
Th British Royal and the Merchant Navies adoptes the wireless telegraphy. It was an important discovery because thank to this, the forms of communication evolve a lot -
Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane
The Wright ´s brothers created this plane and launched it into the air with an external catapult
Thanks to this invention the balance of the wings will be controlled of the airplanes.
The first flight was made in the city of Kitty Hawk. -
Roald Amundsen and his team become the first people to stand at the South Pole
He had planned to go to the Arctic, but some Americans arrived before him and he had no choice and he needed to changed his plans and travel to the South Pole in secret
