Thursday Thirteen #20: 13 Things about 1908

For my second TT of 2008, I decided to research things which happened 100 years ago....

1. Mother's Day was celebrated for the first time--yay, love those homemade cards and breakfast in bed!

2. The first ever beauty pageant was held in England--boo, hate those swimsuits, pumps and phony smiles!

3. The Sixteenth Amendment to US Constitution (which authorizes the Federal government to collect income taxes) is ratified--boo again, hate those forms, and having to pay!

4. The Ford Model T was introduced--and the drive-in movie wasn't far behind! LOL

5. Women compete in the Olympics for the first time--yay--about time!

6. The Chicago Cubs win the World Series--and not again since?

7. British suffragettes begin their campaign to secure the vote for women--and 100 years later, a woman could win the presidency.

8. African American author Richard Wright was born.

9. Oldtime comedians Imogene Coca and Milton Berle were born.

10. The Grand Canyon was designated as a National Monument

11. Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion.

12. The Wright brothers won awards for the longest flights up to that point--"coffee, tea or me?" came much later!

13. A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time--and I'll bet wasn't: "Can you hear me now?"

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