By: Anastasia Adair

Introduction

Hello my 8th grade exit project is about the 1900s. There are very interesting events and facts that you are about to hear. You will hear about deaths and inventions. You will also hear about great people being born and a little bit about New York City. So sit back and enjoy.

1900~King Umberto Assassinated

• Born in Turin Italy on March 14, 1884.

• He always said “Remember to be a king all you need to know is how to sign your name, read a newspaper, and mount a horse.”

King Umberto

1900~Continued

• Married twice. He had one child named Victor Emmanuel III.

• King Umberto was only king for 22 years and 201 days.

• Gaetoo Bresci shot king Umberto 3 times and took his life.

1901~Queen Victoria the first dies.

• Her full name was Alexandria Victoria. She was named after Godfather.

• Grew up without a father and no siblings.

• She was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.

Queen Victoria 1st

1901~Continued

• She was married to Prince Albert. They had 6 kids together.

• She died at the age of 81 on January 22, 1901 in her home.

• She is buried in Frogmore Mausoleum.

1902~1st Teddy Bear

• Theodore Roosevelt found a lean black bear tied to a tree on one of his hunting trips. He refused to shoot the bear because he thought it was poor sportsmanship.

• Theodore’s nickname was teddy, that’s where they got the name teddy bear

• November 14 has been designated American Teddy Bear Day

1902~Continued

• Morris Mictom owned a toy shop and heard about Theodore's decision not to shoot the bear and decided to make a stuffed teddy bear.

• He went to Theodore and asked if he could use the name teddy bear. Theodore allowed it.

• Millions of teddy bears were sold in the first year.

1903~ Alois Hitler dies

• He was born in Stones, Australia in 1837.

• He had 3 wives. His first wife died of unknown circumstances. His second wife died of tuberculosis. He had 2 children with his second wife. He also had 5 children with his third wife and in those 5 kids was Adolf Hitler.

1903~Continued

• Alois was a very heavy drinker. He spent most of his time in the local tavern.

• He was 65 years old when he died and most likely died of pleural hemorrhage

1904~New York subways open

• It opened at 2:35 pm on October 27, 1904.

• When it first opened it went from lower Manhattan to Grand Central Station.

• Over 100,000 people used the subway the first day it opened.

1904~Continued

• David B. Hill was governor when the subways were opened.

• Now a days the subways are running 24/7 and over 4.5 million ride it every day.

1905~The Bloody Sunday Massacre

• The bloody Sunday Massacre killed over 100 workers and wounded 300.

• Took place in Russia.

• A group called the Demonstrators were basically a protest group for to many hours of work and little pay.

• One day the Demonstrators marched to the Czar Palace and the guards didn’t know if they were armed or not so they opened fire. So many deaths and injuries just to have more rights and better working environment. We should all thank the ones that risked their lives for ours.

1906~Earthquake in San Francisco

• The earthquake started at 5:12 am April 18, 1906.

• It effected over 375,000 square miles, half of switch was in the Pacific Ocean.

• Death toll is uncertain (around 3,000)

• 225,000 were left homeless. (half of population.)

1906~Continued

• The fire that was started because of the earthquake went on for 74 hours and destroyed almost ¼ of San Francisco.

• When the earthquake was happing someone saw a bull roaming and the person thought that it was a demon sprit that came out of the earth and cause the earthquake.

• Cost over $400 million dollars in damage. ($8 million in today worth.)

1907~John Wayne was born

• John wayne was born May 26, 1907.

• He was 13 pounds at birth.

• He was married 3 times and had 7 kids.

• He was a very heavy smoker. He smoke up to 5 or 6 packs a day.

John Wayne

1907~Continued

• He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1964.

• On his death bed he converted to Roman Catholicism.

• In June 11, 1979 he died of

stomach cancer.

1908~New Years first ball drop

• The first one that was built by an immigrant metal worker. His name is Jacob Star.

• When he was in collage he made it on his extra time.

• It was made of iron and wood, with 25-watt light bulbs. It was 5 feet in diameter. It weighed 700 pounds.

First New Year Ball

1908~Continued

• Today’s version weighs 11,875 pounds. It is 12 feet in diameter. Has an aluminum frame. It is made up of 2,688 water fold crystal triangles.

• There is an estimate one million people in Times Square to watch the ball drop now days.

• There is also 1 ton of confetti is released.

• It is about twice as big as it was in the past.

One More Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

1909~Plastic was invented

• Plastic was invented by Leo Backland.

• He didn’t quite invent plastic all by his self. He just improved phenol formaldehyde.

• He also invented the first fully synthetic resin. It was called Bakelite.

1909~Continued

• He made another invention but sold it for $1,000,000. He then bought a lab where he made Bakelite.

• It is still used in household products, radios, electrical products and many more.

• You many also see it in many fine jewelry.

The End

That was the emotional 1900s. I told you about Alois Hitler's death, John Wayne Born, even Plastic being invented and many more. I hope you enjoyed hearing all these interesting facts about the 1900s.

~Anastasia Marie Adair