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-Lampshade tunics
-Boaters(men's hats)
-Corsets
-Elegant, extravagant, andgorgeous dresses
-S-line shape dresses
-Slim skirts(narrow at ankles)
-Men wore glovces and women had umbrellas
-narrow toed shoes
-More practical and comfortable -
2nd Modern Olympics-The Summer Olympic Games of the 2nd Olympiad are held in Paris, France. This is the first Olympics where women are allowed to compete.
Boxer Rebellion- Peasent uprising in West Europe.
New York Subway- New York City decides to begin on the first section of the subway line, from City Hall to the Bronx. -
McKinely Assasination- William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States is assassinated on September 14th. VP Theodore Roosevelt takes offive as 26th president of the United States
English Royalty- Queen Victoria dies at the age of eighty one, as the longest ruling english monarch -
Movie Theatre- "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
"Hunchback of Notre Dame''- Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo
Rose Bowl- 1st Rose Bowl game is played on January 1st, in Pasadina
Teddy Bear- Invention of Teddy Bear, named after 26th president, Theodore(Teddy) Rosevelt -
The Queensboro Bridge- also known as the 59th Street Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Queens is opened
MLB- The first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball
Wright Brothers- Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight near on December 17th at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Ford- Henry Ford forms the Ford Motor Company to manufacture Automobiles
Crayola- The first box consisted of 8 colors and were the first Crayola Crayons -
Pope Pius X- banned low cut dresses on women in the presence of churchmen
Wars- on Febuary 10th, Japan and Russia declare war
Louisianna- on April 20th, Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis
Catholic Church- on August 10th, Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a priest -
Russia- Tsar Nicolas II, unsettled by the rising violence and protest, enacts reforms to improve the conditions of workers(doesn't make a difference)
American Land- Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon; also, Las Vegas, Nevada is founded
Science- Albert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity on July 1st -
Television- 1st animated cartoon copyrighted
US- San Francisco earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroy 75% of city
War- British battleship HMS Dreadnought launched after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with revolutionary design -
America- Oklahoma becomes 46th state of the United States of America
World News- Hague Peace Conference adopt the 10 rules of War
Art- Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon introduces cubism -
AutoMobiles- Ford Model T is Introduced by the Ford Motor Company
World News- Danbury Hatter's Case outlaws secondary union boycotts -
Racial News- NAAC is founded in New York for an advancemtn of rights for colored people
World News- North Pole is reached by Robert Peary and Matthew Henson