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| Post-office first established in United States, at New York | 1710 |
| Diamond mines of Brazil discovered | 1730 |
| Chain bridges first constructed | 1741 |
| Banknotes first issued | 1745 |
| Handkerchiefs first made at Paisley, Scotland | 1748 |
| China ware first made in England | 1752 |
| Identity of lightning and electricity discovered by Franklin | 1752 |
| Lightning rods invented by Franklin | 1770 |
| Argand lamp invented | 1780 |
| Banks first established in United States | 1781 |
| Sunday schools first established in England by R. Raikes | 1784 |
| Railroads first built in England | 1791 |
| Cotton gin invented by Whitney | 1794 |
| Vaccination first practised by Jenner | 1796 |
| Lithography invented | 1800 |
| Lifeboats invented | 1802 |
| Kaleidoscope invented at Edinburgh | 1814 |
| Musical boxes first invented | 1817 |
| Gas first used for lighting streets in United States | 1820 |
| Stomach pump invented | 1828 |
| Gun cotton first made | 1846 |
| Steel pens first made | 1803 |
| Potatoes first cultivated in the United States | 1719 |
