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| 1 | 1891 | - 1891: Jesse W. Reno invents the escalator.
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| 2 | 1892 | - 1892: Sir James Dewar invents the Dewar flask or vacuum flask.
- 1892: Rudolf Diesel invents the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.
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| 3 | 1893 | - 1893: Grover Cleveland president of the USA 1893-1897.
- 1893: American, W.L. Judson invents the zipper.
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| 4 | 1895 | - 1895: Lumiere Brothers invent a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit and projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere Brothers using their Cinematographe are the first to present a projected motion picture to an audience of more that one person.
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| 5 | 1896 | - 1896: American, H. O'Sullivan invents the rubber heel.
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| 6 | 1897 | - 1897: William McKinley president of the USA 1897-1901. William McKinley dies in Buffalo, NY, 1901.
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| 7 | 1898 | - 1898: Spanish-American War: United States vs Spain 1898.
- 1898: Edwin Prescott patents the roller coaster.
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| 8 | 1899 | - 1899: J.S. Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner.
- 1899: I.R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame.
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| 9 | 1900 | - 1900: The zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
- 1900: Charles Seeberger redesigned Jesse Reno's escalator and invented the modern escalator.
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| 10 | 1901 | - 1901: Edward VII. Ruler of England 1901-1910. House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Eldest son of Victoria, married Alexandra, Princess of Denmark.
- 1901: Hubert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner.
- 1901: The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission.
- 1901: King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.
- 1901: Theodore Roosevelt president of the USA 1901-1909. Theodore Roosevelt, vice president under William McKinley, sworn in as president upon death of McKinley.
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| 11 | 1902 | - 1902: Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner.
- 1902: French physicist George Claude invents neon light.
- 1902: The lie detector or polygraph machine is invented by James Mackenzie.
- 1902: The birth of the Teddy Bear.
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| 12 | 1903 | - 1903: Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons.
- 1903: Bottle-making machinery invented by Michael J. Owens.
- 1903: The Wright brothers invent the first gas motored and manned airplane.
- 1903: Mary Anderson invents windshield wipers.
- 1903: William Coolidge invents ductile tungsten used in lightbulbs.
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| 13 | 1904 | - 1904: Teabags invented by Thomas Suillivan.
- 1904: Benjamin Holt invents a tractor.
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1890 - 1904 (13 years)