Pop CultureDecade: 1900s

The World Begins to Fly

1901◦ President William McKinley assassinated◦ Theodore Roosevelt elected the 26th 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

Politics

Fashion 1900-1910 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.

Arts & Entertainment 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.

Pablo Picasso

Take Me Out to the BallgameKatie Casey was baseball mad,Had the fever and had it bad.Just to root for the home town crew,Ev'ry souKatie blew.On a Saturday her young beauCalled to see if she'd like to goTo see a show, but Miss Kate said "No,I'll tell you what you can do:"

ChorusTake 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:

ChorusTake 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

Sports

Inventions, Innovations, and Technology 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 $6,228.93.

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

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