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At the end of her life, Queen Victoria became really weak to points of where her eyesight went bad and was put in a wheel chair. She had the longest reign in British history. -
William McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, who was an anarchist. He died 8 days later, and was preceded by President Theodore Roselvelt. -
The teddy bear invention started in 1902 when president Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear.
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The Wizard of Oz originally premiered in Chicago's opera house in 1902, from there making its first appearance in Broadway in 1903. t\That tour continues until 1909.
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Rose and Morris Michtom owned a candy store in Brooklyn. They decided to name this stuffed animal after Theodore Roosevelt's kind act, putting it against a window for sale. Their son, Benjamin Michtom, thought the teddy bear would be a failed business attempt. -
The Wright Brothers flied their first model airplane called the "kitty hawk flier". At first, the flight only lasted twelve seconds, however by the end of the day, it had been in the air for 59 seconds. -
Gabriele D'Annunzio's play premiers in Milan, the story where a young boy rejects marrying a wealthy woman when he falls in love with a mountain girl who is accused of being a witch. -
While most of the Olympics held in St. louis Missouri were considered messy and unprofessional, the marathon part was considered the worst. Most runners weren't professional athletes and several almost died from dehydration. One runner was given rat poison and the original winner was accused of cheating.
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The Beginning of 1905 was when wolves became extinct in Japan. Wolves were hunted mostly because of a rabies epidemic at the time that was spreading from dogs to wolves, causing wolves to become very aggressive towards humans. -
The first winner was Georg Hackenschimdt who defeated Tom Jenkins. -
Two films included humorous phases of funny phases by Jay Stewart Blackton, and another famous one called "Fantasmagorie".
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The San Francisco earthquake is considered one of the deadliest earthquakes in U.S history. Over 3,000 people died and caused most of the city to be destroyed. -
Annette Kellerman was swimming at Boston's Revere beach in a one piece, she was arrested and charged that day for not wearing a skirt. Fun fact, infants or babies at the time also had to be completely covered in such occasions. -
On December 31st, it's the first time we see the New Year's ball drop. The ball weighed 700 pounds, this event has been a tradition every year except for 1942 and 1943. -
The first movie adaption of the novel, "Strange Case Of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" premiered. -
In 1908, the Wright Brothers demonstrate their model airplane in Europe and the U.S. They preformed for a crowd of up to 10,000 people.
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1909 was when the Ford Model T was invented. This vehicle changed the automobile industry, making it very affordable for Americans, better transmissions and was eventually named the 'car of the century'. -
In 1909, A German scientist named, "Paul Ehrlich" found a treatment called salvarsan, being tasted on rabbits and found the disease would be gone for three weeks. -
When Halley's comet returns to earth after 75 years, it causes a lot of hysteria. People think it means the end of the world, some people bought comet protecting umbrellas and pills. It was even called, "Evil Eye of The Sky". -
Current president William Taft throws the 1st ball at the beginning of baseball season. From then on, a tradition of the ceremonial pitch occurs every year. -
King George V is proclaimed the king after his father, King Edward VII dies. Even though king Edward dies in 1910, the Edwardian era wasn't considered over until 1914, at the start of the first world war. -
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