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1882: German engineer Gottlieb Daimler invents the first internal combustion engine.
Today: Automobiles are so common that they create constant problems of crowding and pollution in urban and suburban areas around the globe.
1882: Major industrial areas, such as New York and London, are experimenting with electrical lighting to replace gas lights.
Today: Most areas in the world have been reached with electrical cables from huge nuclear or hydroelectric generators.
1882: The first birth control clinic in the world is...
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