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3000 bce

People in Mesopotamia collect and trade in bitumen.
1859
George Bissell helps develop the first oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
1878
Thomas Edison creates the Electric Light Company.
1886
George Westinghouse introduces alternating current.
1935
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 is signed into law.
1953
President Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech to the U.N.
1954
The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, is launched.
1956
M.King Hubbert predicts oil production in the U.S.will peak between 1965 and 1971.
1957
The first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S.is commissioned in Pennsylvania.
1960
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is formed.
1962
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring.
1963
The original Clean Air Act is passed.
1969
Ohio's Cuyahoga River catches fire.