1900 World population: 1.6 billion
1st Davis Cup
Paris World's Fair showcases electricity
Women compete in the Olympics for the first time
Every American over the age of 35 was alive during the American Civil War
William McKinley elected US President
William McKinley elected as President
8,000 cars registered in the US
L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Paper clip invented
Seismograph invented
Zeppelin invented
Daisy air rifle introduced
"Brownie" camera introduced
"Nipper", the RCA dog, trademarked
1st Hershey's chocolate bars
Wesson Oil introduced
The kitchen range redesigned to burn coal instead of wood
1st recognized sale of a "hamburger"
The Cake Walk was the most fashionable dance
Spencer Tracy, Louis Armstrong, Margaret Mitchell, Aaron Copeland, Thomas Wolfe, and Kurt Weill born
Gottlieb Daimler, Casey Jones, Stephen Crane, Nietsche and Sir Arthur Sullivan die
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