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The First Central Bank Invented
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Steam Engine Invented
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Flying Shuttle Invented
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Spinning Wheel Invented
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Turnpike Invented
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Cotton Gin Invented
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10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britain
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Luddite Rebellion Began
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Parliament Passes Law
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14 Luddites hanged in Manchester after a rushed one-day trial
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Poor Law created “poorhouses” for the destitute.
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British put together a General Board of Health
British government sets up the General Board of Health to investigate sanitary conditions, setting up local boards to ensure safe water in cities. -
10,000 people die in three months in London from Cholera epidemic
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Public Health Act
Public Health Act gives government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage. -
Education Act made school compulsory for children up to age 14
