8500BC on - Writing Instruments
The early cave dwellers began the art of writing.

6000BC on - Tobacco
A history of the use of tobacco.

2800BC on - Soap & Detergents
Soap making was known as early as 2800 B.C. - in the synthetic detergent industry is not as easy to pinpoint exactly when the first were invented.

1307 To 1789 - Guillotine
Who first invented this deadly device.

1500 to 1599 - Inventions of the 1500s
Timeline of 16th century inventions.

1600 to 1699 - Inventions of the 1600s
Timeline of 17th century inventions.

1643 - Barometer
The barometer was invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643.

1700 to 1799 - Inventions of the 1700s
Timeline of 18th century inventions.

1712 - Steam Engines
Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 - timelines, steam engine history and growth, online books and other inventors.

1724 - Thermometer
In 1724, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, the modern thermometer.

1770 To 1993 - Roller Skates
The dutch first started us rolling on wheels.

1783 - Parachutes
Louis Sebastien Lenormand, of France, is generally credited with being the first to demonstrate the parachute principle.

1794 - Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin on March 14, 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that separates seeds, hulls and other unwanted  materials from cotton after it has been picked.

1798 To Present - Soft Drinks
Have been around a very long time.

1799 - Battery
The invention made by Alessandro Volta.