In the 19th Century

1879 Thomas Edison invents the incandescent lamp.

1838 The Morse code is introduced by Samuel Morse.

1853 The first jeans are made by Levi Strauss for the California gold miners!

1800 World population crosses one billion for the first time!

1848 The California gold rush begins!

1815 The first three verses of "Mary HAD A Little lamb" are written by John Roulstone after his classmate, Mary Sawyer, who came to school followed by her pet lamb.