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99,999 BCE
Walking
The first primates walk on two legs -
47,975 BCE
Rafts
The first privative rafts are made to cross lakes and rivers -
8000 BCE
Boats
The oldest-discovered canoe is built in The Netherlands -
6975 BCE
Sleighs
The oldest sleigh ever found is made. It is unclear whether it was pulled by dogs of people -
2975 BCE
Horseback riding
The first humans start riding horses -
1900 BCE
Horse-drawn chariots
The first chariots are made by the Egyptians, for 1-2 people to ride in standing up -
1520
Galleons
Galleons, as the first hint of more modern ships, begin emerging and become the most dominant sailing ships on the seas for the next 200 years -
1550
Horse-drawn carriages
In Hungary, the first enclosed carriages (as opposed to open-air chariots) are used as taxis for the rich -
The first submarine
Cornelis Drebbel, a Dutchman, creates the first submarine. It is wooden, and powered by oars. -
Hot-Air balloons
The first hot-air balloon is invented. Travel by air is finally a real possibility -
Steam Trains
Richard Trevithick invents a locomotive powered by steam that successfully hauls 5 loaded cars across Wales -
Bicycles
German inventor, Karl von Drais, creates the bicycle -
Modern submarines
The first electrically powered submarines are built by Polish engineer Stefan Drzewiecki -
Cars
German engineer Karl Benz invents the first automobile -
The Wright brothers' flyer
The first motorised aeroplane is piloted by the brothers Wright -
Seaplanes
A French inventor creates the first seaplane, and successfully lands and takes off on the water -
Fighter planes
Aeroplanes built to fight other aeroplanes are made during WWI, installed with machine guns -
Tanks
The first tank, the British mark I is invented in the chaos of WWI -
Pressurised aircraft
The first commercial aeroplane to be sealed from the outside air, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, carries passengers for the first time -
Skateboards
Californian surfers start hitting the sidewalk with crudely fashioned skateboards -
Bullet trains
The first super-fast bullet train is launched in Japan -
Hoverboards
The first hoverboard become commercially available, so commuters can get around without having the use their legs