Decade: 1900s The World Begins to Fly

 1901 ◦ President William McKinley assassinated ◦ Theodore Roosevelt elected the 26 th President  1902 ◦ Chinese Exclusion Act passed  1906 ◦ Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act passed  1909 ◦ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People established

 known as the Edwardian Era ◦ Men wore long slim trousers and long coats. ◦ Women wore high, straight-front corsets with long hips making the waist as small as possible. The skirt grew shorter to accommodate stepping onto the new automobiles and trolley. ◦ High buttoned shoes were popular during this time.

 1901 ◦ John Philip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever  1902 ◦ First Movie Theatre opens in Los Angeles, CA – Tally’s Electric Theatre  1903 ◦ The Great Train Robbery – first silent movie  1906 ◦ Upton Sinclair – The Jungle ◦ First radio program broadcast (voice and music) by Reginald Fessenden  Christmas Eve broadcast The book depicts working class poverty, the absence of social programs, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions, and a hopelessness among many workers.

 1907 ◦ Pablo Picasso introduces cubism  1908 ◦ Jack Norworth – Take Me Out to the Ballgame  First recording was performed by Edward Meeker In cubism, the artist analyzes the subject from many different viewpoints and reconstructs it within a geometric framework. The overall effect is to create an image that evokes a sense of the subject. These fragmented images are unified by the use of a subdued and limited palette of colors.

Katie Casey was baseball mad, Had the fever and had it bad. Just to root for the home town crew, Ev'ry sou Katie blew. On a Saturday her young beau Called to see if she'd like to go To see a show, but Miss Kate said "No, I'll tell you what you can do:" Chorus Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Just buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win, it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, At the old ball game. Katie Casey saw all the games, Knew the players by their first names. Told the umpire he was wrong, All along, Good and strong. When the score was just two to two, Katie Casey knew what to do, Just to cheer up the boys she knew, She made the gang sing this song: Chorus Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Just buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win, it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, At the old ball game.

 1901 ◦ American League in baseball declares itself a major league  1902 ◦ First Rose Bowl is played between the University of Michigan and Stanford. (49-0)  1903 ◦ First Major League World Series held between the National League and American League  1906 ◦ Intercollegiate Athletic Association established to set rules for amateur sports

 1901 ◦ King Camp Gillette – safety razor ◦ Hubert Booth – vacuum cleaner ◦ First radio receiver Too large for domestic application, Booth's red mobile units would park outside a house, while yards of hose would pass in through the windows to reach inside and clean.

 1902 ◦ Willis Carrier – air conditioner ◦ James Mackenzie – lie detector ◦ Teddy Bear President Theodore Roosevelt

 1903 ◦ Edward Binney and Harold Smith – crayons ◦ Wright Brothers – first flight ◦ Windshield wipers The distance covered by the Wright's first flight was less than the wingspan of today's 747 Jumbo Jet.

 1904 ◦ Thomas Sullivan – teabags  1905 ◦ Albert Einstein – theory of relativity  1906 ◦ William Kellogg – corn flakes The first tea bags were hand-sewn silk muslin bags.

 1907 ◦ Leo Baekeland – plastic ◦ Auguste and Louis Lumiere – color photography ◦ Paul Cornu – first piloted helicopter ◦ First electric washing machine The Thor was the first electric-powered washing machine. The Thor was a drum type washing machine with a galvanized tub and an electric motor. A patent was issued on August 9th 1910.

 1908 ◦ Model T first sold The Ford Model T first sold for $260, which today would be equivalent to $6,

 Bonehead – stupid or foolish person  Doll-up – dress up, dress stylishly  Goop – stupid person  Grouser – a complainer, a whiner  Humdinger – something excellent, outstanding  Jitney – a nickel, a 5-cent piece  Lick – a bit, smallest amount  Pan – to criticize severely  Rap – an accusation  Skidoo – to leave  Snarky – irritable, short tempered  Yegg – safe cracker, a crook