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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1918 History, Facts and TriviaQuick Facts from 1918 Other World-Changing Event: The Spanish Flu pandemic — the deadliest in recorded history — infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide and killed between 50 and 100 million. It killed more Americans than all of the country’s 20th-century wars combined.Must-See Movies: Shoulder Arms (Charlie Chaplin), Hearts of
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British Royal Navy’s First Seaplane BaseThe British Royal Navy’s first seaplane base, Royal Naval Air Station Calshot (RNAS Calshot), was crucial in developing naval aviation and seaplane technology in the United Kingdom.Dates: RNAS Calshot was established in 1913 and officially commissioned on March 29, 1918.Details: Located on Calshot Spit, a narrow strip of land at
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