Rewrite this historical event as a diary entry from the perspective of an ordinary person living at that time.

Americans who were born in the 1840s and 1850s would experience enormous changes in their lifetimes. Some of these changes resulted from a sweeping technological revolution. Their major source of light, for example, would change from candles to kerosene lamps, and then to electric light bulbs. They would see their transportation evolve from walking and horse power to steam-powered locomotives, to electric trolley cars, to gasoline-powered automobiles. Born into a society in which the vast majority of people were involved in agriculture, they experienced an industrial revolution that radically changed the ways millions of people worked and where they lived. They would experience the migration of millions of people from rural America to the nation's rapidly growing cities.
Dear Diary,

Wow, so much has changed in my lifetime! I was born in the 1840s, and things have transformed like magic. We used to rely on candles for light, but now we have kerosene lamps and even electric light bulbs that shine brightly. And can you believe it? Our way of getting around has completely evolved too. Back then, we walked or rode in horse-drawn carriages, but now we have steam trains, electric trolleys, and cars that run on gasoline. It's not just technology. The way people work and live has turned upside down. Many folks have left the countryside and moved to big cities because of the industrial revolution. It's like a whole new world.

Proud to live in this era!

Kyra
