1906

Great Britain rules 1/5 of the globe
Roald Amundsen determines the position of the magnetic North Pole
Major earthquake strikes San Francisco
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Introduction of freeze drying
Corn flakes introduced
A1 Steak Sauce introduced
Ruth St. Denis introduces modern dance
1st animated cartoon
1st radio program of voice and music in US
Aristotle Onassis, Josephine Baker, John Huston, Samuel Beckett and Dmitri Shostakovich born
Susan B. Anthony, Paul Cézanne, Henrik Ibsen and Pierre Curie die