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1900-1910
Large World/US Events First Nobel Prizes Awarded: to Alfred
Nobel for the invention of dynamite U.S. President McKinley assassinated
19011906- 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! - 1906
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!