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The tango becomes popular
The tango, a dance and its music derived from a cultural blend of Cuban, Argentinian, and African rhythms, began to catch fire around the world. -
Boy scouts association was founded
In February of 1910, the Boy Scout Association was founded by W.S. Boyce, Edward S. Stewart, and Stanley D. Willis. One of several youth organizations at the time, the BSA grew to become the largest and most successful of all. -
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famous birthdays
GLORIA STUART,7/4/1910
ROBERT EARL JONES,2/3/1910
ROBERT CUMMINGS,6/9/1910
RONALD REAGAN,2/6/1911
GYPSY ROSE LEE,2/8/1911
JEAN HARLOW,3/3/1911
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS,3/26/1911
JACKSON POLLOCK,1/28/1912
CHUCK JONES,9/21/1912
ROSA PARKS,2/4/1913
RICHARD NIXON,1/9/1913
ALEC GUINNESS,4/2/1914
ARTHUR MILLER,10/17/1915
BOB KANE,10/24/1915
KIRK DOUGLAS (103),12/9/1916
JOHN F. KENNEDY,5/29/1917
JACK KIRBY,8/28/1917
NELSON MANDELA,7/18/1918
TERESA WRIGHT,10/27/1918
JACKIE ROBINSON,1/31/1919 -
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Movies of the 1910s
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1913)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
A Day's Pleasure (1919)
Suspense (1913)
A Night in the Show (1915)
Alice in Wonderland (1915)
The Hoodlum (1919)
The Blue Bird (1918)
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
The Doll (1919)
Frankenstein (1910)
Les vampires (1915)
Behind the Screen (1916)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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Plays of the 1910s
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets(1910)
The Girl with the Whooping Cough (1910)
Mother (play) (1910)
The Bird of Paradise (play)(1912)
The Ginger Cat and Other Lost Plays (1914)
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Phantom of the Opera
Serialisation of Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) concludes in the Paris newspaper Le Gaulois https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_in_literature -
Ernest Rutherford creates his model of the atom
In science, British physicist Ernest Rutherford published a paper in the Philosophical Magazine describing what would become known as the Rutherford model of the atom -
Successful test of a parachute
Although the modern parachute was invented in the 18th century, a successful test of inventor Charles Broadwick's version was held in Paris, when a dummy wearing one was chucked off the Eiffel tower in Paris. -
Hockey started
Professional hockey got its start in 1911 with the founding of the Pacific Coast Hockey League -
Factory fire creates building, fire, and safety codes
On March 25, 1911, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist factory caught fire and killed 500 workers, leading to the establishment of building, fire, and safety codes. -
The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre Museum
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was stolen off the wall of the Louvre Museum on Aug. 21, and not returned to France until 1913 -
Chinese revolution begins
The Chinese or Xinghai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising on October 10. -
Nabisco made the first Oreo cookie
In 1912, Nabisco made its first Oreo cookie, two chocolate disks with creme filling and not very different from those we get today -
Puyi made emperor at the age of six
Puyi, the last Emperor of China and aged 6 at the time, was forced to abdicate his throne as emperor, after the conclusion of the Xinhai Revolution. -
The Titanic Sinks!!!
On April 14, the steamship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank the next day, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew. -
Henry Ford makes the first car
Henry Ford opened his first automobile assembly line to produce the Model T in Highland Park, Michigan on Dec. 1. -
The first crossword puzzle
The first crossword puzzle was published in the New York World on Dec. 21, 1913 -
Charlie Chaplin makes his debut
The 24-year-old Charlie Chaplin first appeared in movie theaters as the Little Tramp in Henry Lehman's "Kid Auto Races at Venice." -
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World War 1
World War I started in August of 1914, initiated by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28 and ended with The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. -
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Most of 1915 was focused on the expanding World War I
The Gallipoli Campaign took place in Turkey on Feb. 17. On April 22, German forces used 150 tons of chlorine gas against French forces at the Second Battle of Ypres, the first use of modern chemical warfare. The Armenian Genocide, during which the Ottoman Empire systematically exterminated 1.5 million Armenians, began on April 24. On May 7, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sunk. -
The Birth of a Nation premiered to controversy
D.W. Griffith's controversial film "The Birth of a Nation" which portrays African Americans in a negative light and glorifies the Ku Klux Klan, was released on Feb. 5; national interest in the Ku Klux Klan was revived by this event. -
first self help grocery store
The first self-help grocery, a Piggly-Wiggly, was opened in Memphis Tennessee by Clarence Saunders -
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Daylight savings
On April 20, 1916, Germany and Austria began saving daylight to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power; the U.S. formally adopted this standard on March 31, 1918. -
Artist express their disgust with World War 1
On October 6, a group of artists met and put on performances at the Cabaret Voltaire to express their disgust with World War I and found the anti-art movement known as Dada. -
First birth control clinic
Margaret Sanger set up the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn on October 16, after which she was promptly arrested. -
First women in congress
On Nov. 17, Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, became the first American woman ever elected to Congress. -
Russian revolution
The Russian Revolution began in February with the toppling of the Russian monarchy. -
War creates allies in world war 1
On April 16, the Congress declared war on Germany and the United States officially joined its allies Britain, France, and Russia, fighting in World War I. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28 and registered by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on Oct. 21.