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13 Cards in this Set
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3000 bce |
People in Mesopotamia collect and trade in bitumen.
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1859
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George Bissell helps develop the first oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
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1878
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Thomas Edison creates the Electric Light Company.
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1886
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George Westinghouse introduces alternating current.
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1935
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The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 is signed into law.
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1953
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President Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech to the U.N.
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1954
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The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, is launched.
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1956
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M.King Hubbert predicts oil production in the U.S.will peak between 1965 and 1971.
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1957
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The first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S.is commissioned in Pennsylvania.
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1960
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is formed.
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1962
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Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring.
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1963
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The original Clean Air Act is passed.
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1969
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Ohio's Cuyahoga River catches fire.
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