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Early Entertainment. First motion picture. The first motion picture with a plot was The Great Train Robbery . This movie showed in 1903 It was about 10 minutes long and had 14 scenes. The Automobile. The Model-T was introduced in 1908. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
First motion picture
• The first motion picture with a plot was The Great Train Robbery.
• This movie showed in 1903
• It was about 10 minutes long and had 14 scenes.
The Automobile
• The Model-T was introduced in 1908.
• It was affordable due to the improvement of Ford’s assembly line.
Telephones
• The first long-distance telephone call from New York to San Francisco happened in 1915.
• What were Bell’s first words?
Charles Lindbergh
• 1st non-stop flight was in 1927
• The first transcontinental flight was in 1959.
• The Wright brothers’ first successful flight at Kitty Hawk was in 1903.
Herbert Hoover
• Was elected in 1929.
• What is a Hooverville?
Chicago
• Chicago was a poem published by Carl Sandburg in 1914.
Panama Canal
• The Panama Canal opened in 1914.
Virgin Islands
• The U.S. bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917.
• How much did the U.S. pay for them?
• Why did we want to buy them?
Phonofilm
• The first sound on a film motion picture was in 1927.
• What is a “talkie?”
• http://ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159246&lid=1&seq=7
Great earthquake
• The great earthquake in San Francisco happened in 1906.
Radio Broadcast
• The first regular licensed radio broadcast was in 1920.
WOMEN!
• Women receive the right to vote!
• 19th Amendment
• 1920
Prohibition
• Prohibition becomes the law in 1919!
• Also known as the “dry law.”
Prohibition
What a Life Saver!
• The first Life Savers were sold in 1912!
• How many pieces come in a package?
• Why are they known as “summer candy?”
Carry Nation
• Carry Nation began “raiding” with a hatchet in 1901.
North Pole
• Admiral Robert E. Perry reached the North Pole in 1909.
President McKinley
• President McKinley was assassinated in 1901.
• How did he die?
Boy Scouts
• The Boy Scouts were founded in 1910.
Girl Scouts
• The American Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) were founded in 1912.
• My parents never let me be a girl scout.
• What is your favorite cookie?
Fini!
Credits: Mrs. PhamYou are amazing!
We love your class!