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Dancer Isadora
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1st Brownie camera
The Brownie camera was the first hand-held camera that was cheap enough and simple enough for even children to use, making photography accessible to the masses. For 15 cents you can buy a six-exposure film cartridge that could be loaded in daylight. This camera olnly sold for 1$ each. -
Italy's King Assassinated
Anarchist Angelo Bresci shot the king of Italy, King Umberto I, shot him three times. The assassination was in retaliation for a violently crushed 1898 labor revolt. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, succeeded him. -
U.S president Mckinley was killed
U.S president William McKinley was killed at 4:07 by Leon Czolgosz. In his right hand, he held a .32 caliber Iver-Johnson revolver, and shot the president. This was during a meet and greet with the president. -
Nobel Prizes
A Swedish chemist named Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite. He was one who did not want to go into history for creatinga deadly devices. Nobel created a will that left the bulk of his fortune to the establishment of five prizes (physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace). After Nobel die the 5 prizes was awarded. -
First Licene Plate
Although New York was the first state to require automobiles have license plates (1901), these plates were made by individual owners (with the owner's initials) rather than state-issued plates. The first state-issued license plates were issued in Massachusetts, beginning in 1903. The very first plate, featuring the number "1," was issued to Frederick Tudor. -
Teddy Bear
The first teddy bear was introduced to the world. The teddy bear was inspired by the President Teddy Rosevelt. -
crayloa
Crayola Crayons Introduced in 1903 and still going strong. The average American child spends 28 minutes a day coloring and wears down about 730 crayons by the age of 10. Parents and schools purchase 2.5 billion crayons each year. -
First world Series
The first world series was with the Boston Americans vs Pittsburgh Pirates. 16,242 people attended this game. -
New York City Subway Opens
The New York city subway opens. The people of New york City were very happy with this accomplichment. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a homicide on January 22 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia, where unarmed, peaceful demonstrators marching to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II were gunned down by the Imperial Guard. -
Einstein Proposes His Theory of Relativity
In 1905, Einstein wrote five articles and had them published in the prestigious Annalen der Physik. In one of these papers, “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Koerper” , Einstein detailed his Special Theory of Relativity. -
Kellogg's Starts Selling Corn Flakes
Kids were very happy on this day the first corn flakes were made and started to sell crazy. -
San Francisco Earthqake
At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a large earthquake hit San Francisco. Even greater than the damage caused directly by the earthquake, the city was ravaged by fire for four days. -
First motor wash machine
The first motor rotated the tub, was introduced into America about 1907. The motor was not protected beneath the machine and water often dripped into it causing short-circuits and jolting shocks. -
Ford Introduces the Model-T
In 1908 Ford motor company created the first model-T. This car was the first car affordabl to the middle class. -
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Ford Introduces the Model-T
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Earthquake in Italy Kills 150,000
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At 12:01 on a Thursday, Italy was hit with a terrible earthquake. Killing over 150,000 people. On this day there was sorrow, tears, and lives that can be brought back to life. -
First true plastic was invented
Leo Hendrik Baekeland, Bakelite was made by mixing Carbolic Acid with Formaldehyde, it is considered the first plastic. In 1909, Bakelite was introduced to the general public at a chemical conference.
