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1911

Early 1900s: The 100 Most Popular Songs

1900–1919 Popular Music: Ragtime, Broadway Songs, Patriotic Music, Irish Ballads, Early Blues, Tin Pan Alley, and Songs Before Radio Took OverPopular music from 1900 to 1919 lived in a different world than the hit songs that came later. Before commercial radio became part of everyday American life in the 1920s, most people heard songs through […]

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1911 History, Facts and Trivia

1911 History, Facts and TriviaQuick Facts from 1911 Other World-Changing Event: Roald Amundsen and his Norwegian expedition reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, becoming the first humans in history to do soMust-See Movies: Dante’s Inferno, The Lonedale Operator, and Richard III — the oldest surviving American feature-length filmFirst-class stamp: 2 cents; gallon of

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