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fashion during 1885 -1890
darker with bottle green, deep wine, navy blue and black coming to the fore. Mercifully cotton and linen were used for summer. Drapery was harder and considerably more rigid than in the 1870s. a very modest and even prudish look, this line was so torso defining that a woman’s shape could hardly go unnoticed. Dresses could weigh 15 – 20 pounds. Skirts were almost always. -
Anthropometric Measurements
"A set of noninvasive, quantitative techniques for determining an individual's body fat composition by measuring, recording, and analyzing specific dimensions of the body, such as height and weight; skin-fold thickness; and bodily circumference at the waist, hip, and chest." -
Elizabeth Blackwell
Was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. in 1889 , opened a medical college for women, organized a national health society -
Clara Barton
Founder and 1st president of American Red Cross, oversaw assistance and relief work (1889 Johnstown flood, 1900 Galveston flood) Wrote "The Story of My Childhood" which was published in 1907 -
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fashion from the 1890 - 1900
Sleeves ballooned to proportions never seen before or indeed since – reaching their height in 1895-96. Leg O’ Mutton, Melon, Gigot and Balloon were a few of the names given to this sleeve.Silhouette slimmed and elongated considerably in 1897. Sleeves began to reduce in size and skirts were fashioned to be slim over the hips. Bodices began to have fullness at the front, which developed into the pigeon breast or monobosom shape of the early 20th century. neck line were higher -
Music
Carnegie Hall opens in New York, and hold its first performance of Tchaikovsky tour. -
The character Sherlock Holmes, created by Arthur Conan Doyle, appeared in The Strand magazine for the first time
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The 1st Basketball Game
"On this day in 1891, the first game of basketball was played at what is now Springfield College. The game was invented by a Canadian, Dr. James Naismith, a versatile athlete, theologian, and physical education instructor, who envisioned "the time when Christian people would recognize the true value of athletics." -
Harriet Tubman
Conductor in the underground railroad where she Freed 100s of slaves, donated land to church in 1903, never financially secure despite her fame, appeared at the meeting for the National Association for Colored Women in 1896 -
Spanish-American War begins
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Treaty of Paris Ending Spanish-American War
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Susan B. Anthony
She joined the women's rights movement in 1852, in 1900 Anthony persuaded the women's university of Rochester to admit women. Attacked lynchings and racial prejudice in the Rochester newspapers in the 1890s -
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fashion from the 1900 - 1910
For day, ladies wore very high necks and the bosom was undefined with fullness over the boned bodice that would often drop to below the waist. These pigeon breast or monobosom bodices often featured wide cape type collars that dropped off the shoulders. Sleeves were generally fitted from shoulder to elbow from where fullness would extend to the wrist. It was not unusual to see a double-sleeved effect, which featured a small, gathered under sleeve revealed at the wrist. -
Niagara Falls completely freezes
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fashion between 1910- 1920
Shape and silhouette constantly evolved. More radical styles like the hobble skirt and the lampshade skirt each enjoyed their moment in the sun. The Edwardians became more playful and innovative, taking an interest in asymmetrical draping techniques.
The First World War provoked yet another fashion – skirts that rose to well above the ankle. Bodices tended to lean towards the higher waist and skirts were full and tiered. Other popular fancies were bat-wing sleeves, over-drapes and flying panel. -
Titanic Set sails
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Titanic hits Iceburg and sinks
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Natural Exercise
George Hebert founded a meathod where you do exercises such as push ups, running, walking and lifting. -
Beginning of WWI
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End of WWI
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Treaty of Versailles signed
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Golden Age of Sports
"From the very beginning of the decade extraordinary athlete-heroes emerged in virtually every sport—baseball, football, tennis, golf, polo, and the Olympic sports. Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Red Grange, Knute Rockne, Helen Wills, Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard, and Tommy Hitchcock established records and, in the process, became legends." -
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fashion between 1920- 1930
world war was ended and clothing was changing and shirts were going well above the ankles and v- necks were starting to come into fashion. the flapper era began. -
Birth of Pilates
"Mr. Pilates was a sickly child and suffered from asthma, rickets, and rheumatic fever, and he dedicated his entire life to improving his physical strength. He was introduced by his father to gymnastics and body-building, and to martial arts like jiu jitsu and boxing. By the age of 14, he was fit enough to pose for anatomical charts." -
First Aired Football Game
a game featuring Texas A&M and the University of Texas became the first college football game to offer a live, play-by-play broadcast. Sports had become a social event outside of the stadium. It is impossible to understate radio’s importance to the growth of spectator sport.
Fortunately for broadcasters, there were plenty of larger-than-life characters to talk about. Every sport had a superstar, but none shone brighter than Babe Ruth. -
Amelia Earhart
Mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a plane, 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928. Legally declared dead in 1939, 16th woman issued a pilots license in 1923. She flew her plane to an altitude of 14,000 ft. The highest recorded for a woman, 1922 -
Blues
“Queen of the Blues” Bessie Smith records her first song, “Down Hearted Blues,” which becomes an immediate success -
School
Julliard, school of music and arts opens in New york -
music of the 30s
Popular singers and/or dancers of the 1930s include the Andrews Sisters, Fred Astaire, Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Roy Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, and Ethel Waters.- In The Mood - Glenn Miller
- God Bless America - Kate Smith
- Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland / Glenn Miller
- Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) - Benny Goodman
- Silent Night, Holy Night - Bing Crosby
- Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
- Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
- In The Mood - Glenn Miller
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fashion between 1930- 1940
during this time is when the depression begun so there were hardships when it came to clothing and making clothes. but women they wanted to dress how they saw women in movies dress. -
Golden Age Ends
The Golden Age ends when Bobby Jones the golfer retires in 1930 -
Jane Addams
Graduated from the rockford college of women in 1889. Social worker, feminist and internationalist Won the Nobel piece prize in 1931. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1905. First woman to not take the backseat in politics while her husband was president. Had many political campaigns while her husband was in office; she helped the poor and traveled abroad to visit troops -
Loch Ness monster was first spotted
Loch ness Monster was first spotted. -
Cheesebugers were created
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the board game monoply was created.
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Alcoholics Anonymous was founded
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Billboard Magazine
the Billboard Magazine publishes its first hit parade which is a list designated to rank the most popular music of the week. which is later known as the Hot 100 chart and Hot 200. -
Gone with the wind was first published
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Olympic Gold Metal Wrestling
Olympic gold medal wrestling match between a Jew and a German initiated by Hitler -
snow white and the 7 dwarfs was the first full length animated cartoon
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superman was first seen in the comic books
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wizard Oz was first premired
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fashion between 1940- 1945
Wartime regulations such as L-85, which regulated how much fabric and what garment types could be manufactured, were applied to both men’s and women’s clothing.
Also slacks made a big hit.
Christian Diors first collection hit the run ways -
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Served in congress from June 3,1940- Jan 3, 1949. Formed the local chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club in 1922 -
Cartoon Character Bugs Bunny Debuts in “A Wild Hare”
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m&m were created
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Jeep were invented
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Pearl Harbor
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US declares war on Japan
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Tshirts were introduced
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Bing Crobsy releases White Christmas.
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G.I bill signed
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End of WWII
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slinky hit the shelves
