1919 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1919: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Charles US Life Expectancy: (1919) Males: 53.5 years, Females: 56.0 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: Copacetic is a word meaning ‘completely satisfactory’ This mysterious word first appeared in a 1919 Lincoln biography by J.… Read More
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1918 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1918: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Charles US Life Expectancy: (1918) Males: 36.6 years, Females: 42.2 years *The life expectancy at birth in 1918 in the US dropped by almost 12 years because of the Spanish Flu. Firsts, Inventions and… Read More
1917 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1917: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1917) Males: 48.4 years, Females: 54.0 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: Kiwanis International was founded in Detroit, Michigan The term “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” was popularized by… Read More
1916 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1916: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1916) Males: 49.6 years, Females: 54.3 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: Piggly Wiggly revolutionized grocery shopping by allowing customers to select their own items, “To have no store clerks gab and smirk… Read More
1915 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1915: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1915) Males: 52.5 years, Females: 56.8 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: Growers got together to try and make their “Alligator Pears” sound more appealing. Collectively, they decided to change the name of… Read More
1914 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1914: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1914) Males: 52.0 years, Females: 56.8 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: The world’s first electric traffic signal is put into place on the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in… Read More
1913 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1913: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1913) Males: 50.3 years, Females: 55.0 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: America had a transcontinental highway in 1913, The Lincoln Highway, that ran from Times Square to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.… Read More
1912 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1912: Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, Joseph US Life Expectancy: (1912) Males: 51.5 years, Females: 55.9 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: Paramount Pictures (the Famous Players Film Company) was founded in 1912, 23 days after the sinking of the Titanic. The first… Read More
1911 Fun Facts, Trivia and History Top Ten Baby Names of 1911: Mary, Helen, Margaret, Dorothy, Ruth, John, William, James, George, Robert US Life Expectancy: (1911) Males: 50.9 years, Females: 54.4 years Firsts, Inventions and Wonders: The Morton Salt company began adding magnesium carbonate to their product, which stopped the salt from caking during damp or humid… Read More
1910 History, Fun Facts and Trivia Quick Facts from 1910: World Changing Events: The Albanian Revolt of 1910 and The Mexican Revolution The Popular Songs Included: By The Light of the Silvery Moon, Let Me Call You Sweetheart and I’m Henery the Eighth, I Am. The Republic of China officially abolished slavery. The first film… Read More
