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ride a penny farthing bicycle

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1811-1812

Luddite Riots—British craftsmen protest against job losses by breaking up industrial machines

1833

Factory Act bans employment of children under the age of nine in Great Britain

1836

Mili girls go on strike at Lowell, Massachusetts

1845-1849

Potato famine in Ireland

1882

Labor Day holiday is held in New York for the first time

1889

Old-age pensions in Germany are the first in the worldGreat

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Stand behind the bike and take hołd of the handlebars.

01    Canned meat (1810)

02    Waterproof raincoat (1823)

03    Sewing machinę (1851)

04    Toilet paper (1857)

05    Heinz tomato ketchup (1867)

06    Vacuum cleaner (1876)

07    Domestic refrigerator (1879)

08    Light bulb (1879)

09    Aspirin (1898)

10    Washing machinę (1907)

Now use your right foot to push the bike forward. Keep looking ahead all the time.

BruneTs suspension bridge, Bristol, U.K.

Transport links

Developments in building techniques led to morę efficient transportation systems. The engineering genius of the day was British architect Isambard Kingdom Brunei. His bridges, railroads, viaducts, and steamships madę long-distance travel faster and morę affordable.

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