YEAR: 1902 The Boer War ends. YEAR: 1901 The Nobel prize is first awarded. YEAR: 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China. YEAR: 1895 Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen discovers X-rays. YEAR: 1890 William Smith invents the first washing machine for clothes. YEAR: 1889 German Rudolf Diesel invents the Diesel engine. YEAR: 1886 Gottlieb Daimler patents the motor car. YEAR: 1885 Karl Benz makes the first motorcycle. YEAR: 1884 Thomas Edison builds the world's first electric power station in New York. YEAR: 1883 KRAKATOA ERUPTION
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