Did you know?

· The great earthquake of 1906 destroys San Francisco on     

    April 18.

 

· Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, locates Magnetic

    North Pole.

 

· Reginald Fessenden invented a means for radio waves to 

    carry signals a significant distance.

 

· President Theodore Roosevelt designated Devil's Tower as

    the nation's first ever National Monument.

 

· The  population of the United States was 85,450,000 and

    consisted of only 45 states.

 

· The Ye Cottage Inn’s phone number was only four digits

    long: “1155”.

 

· The 1906 Ford Model N, America's most popular car, sold

    for $500.

 

· Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.02

 

· Rolls-Royce Ltd. is registered.

 

· The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is

    manufactured.

 

· United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and

    Pure Food and Drug Act.

 

· SOS becomes an international distress signal.

 

· The world's first feature film, "The Story of the Kelly Gang",

    is released.

 

· First person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

Take a look at what surprising events were happening in 1906...

 

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