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100 years into the past
1900 - 1909
The Wright brothers make their first flight.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
1900
Kodak introduces the $1 Box Brownie camera.
The first photocopying machine is invented in France.
Blood types are discovered.
The first photocopying machine is invented in France.
Blood types are discovered.
1901
The first electric typewriter, the Blickensderfer, is introduced.
The first transatlantic radio signal is broadcast.
Thomas Edison invents the alkaline storage battery.
The first transatlantic radio signal is broadcast.
Thomas Edison invents the alkaline storage battery.
1902
Beatrix Potter publishes her first book Peter Rabbit.
1903
The Wright brothers make their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1904
A telephone answering machine is invented.
The first flat-disk phonograph is introduced.
The first flat-disk phonograph is introduced.
1905
Baroness Bertha von Suttner, who initiated the Nobel Peace Prize, is the first person to win it.
1906
Finland is the first country in Europe to give votes to women.
1907
Florence Nightingale is awarded the Order of Merit.
1908
First international exploitation of oil in Middle East, after British discovery at Masjid-i Sulayman, Persia in 1908.
1909
The first completely synthetic plastic, Bakelite, is invented by Leo Baekeland.
Louis Bleriot successfully flies across the English Channel in 37 minutes.
Louis Bleriot successfully flies across the English Channel in 37 minutes.
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How much do you know about the past 100 years? Test your historical knowledge in this fun quiz.
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