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  1. 1903
  2. First powered aircraft flight by the Wright brothers.
  3. 1927
  4. Charles Lindgergh becomes first to fly solo over the Atlantic
  5. 1937
  6. The Hindenburg burns in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
  7. 1939
  8. World War 2 begins
  9. 1947
  10. Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier.
  11. 1948
  12. The electronic transistor is invented
  13. 1953
  14. Armistice agreement signed to end fighting in Korea.
  15. 1844
  16. Telegraph invented.
  17. 1849
  18. Gold rush lures many to California.
  19. 1829
  20. Steam locomotive introduced in the United States.
  21. 1836
  22. Texas gains independance from Mexico.
  23. 1839
  24. Charles Goodyear invents rubber.
  25. 1869
  26. Transcontinental Railroad completed.
  27. 1876
  28. Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
  29. 1885
  30. Graphophone invented to record and replay sounds.
  31. 1898
  32. Spanish-American war starts.
  33. 1912
  34. Titanic sinks on maiden voyage.
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