Large World/US Events  First Nobel Prizes Awarded: to Alfred Nobel for the invention of dynamite  U.S. President McKinley assassinated  Large Earthquake hits San Fransisco leaving the city on fire for days

Inventions  The Model T Ford- first car ever!! Henry Ford created this car and at first they all were in black. He said:  “You can have any color you want as long as it’s black”

New Popular Trends  Ping Pong- created in Europe in 1890’s  Speeding- speeding on the road by car. Later states enforced a new law to stop this by limiting speed to 20 mph!

Teddy Bears Why are stuffed bears called Teddy Bears?! President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt went hunting once and found a small bear tied to a tree. He felt it was “unsportsman-like” to shoot the bear so he refused. A newspaper reported drew a cartoon of the incident in a newspaper. And his wife made w little stuffed bears with buttons for eyes. It became a hit! All little children wanted “Teddy” bear!

Food  Kellogg Corn Flakes!  PB & J  Animal Crackers  Banana Splits  Canned Tuna

Fashion

Women wanted an Hourglass figure…. But for what price?

Games  Monopoly  Baseball

Dance  Hoochie Coochie

Entertainment  Most leirsure time activities were spent:  Family gatherings  Baseball picnics  Drives in the car  Horse & carriage rides  Singing songs around the piano

Entertainment  Barbourshop Quartets sang  See clip  Nickleodeon was not a kid’s tv show back then! It was a small theater for watching short, silent films! -See clip

Activity  You are going to create your own short silent film!  Rules:  You must be in a group of at LEAST 5 people  You may NOT say a word. Act with your movements  You only have 10 minutes to prepare and then we will perform!  I will play music for you as you act!  Have fun!