Chapter One: Fun Facts [1]
Below are things you would have seen in 1900. The date beside each item indicates the year it was invented.
French Fries - 1700s by Thomas Jefferson
Bicycles - 1790
Graham Crackers - 1829
Lawn mowers - 1830
Chewing gum - 1848
Sewing Machines - 1851
Elevators - 1853
Dynamite - 1866
Cracker Jacks - 1872
Mail Order Catalogs - 1872
Ketchup - 1876
Telephones - 1876
Toilet Paper - 1880
Coca Cola by John Pemberton - 1886
Basketball - 1891
Fig Newtons - 1891
Zipper - 1893
Flashlights - 1898
Rubber soled shoes - late 1800s
Crayola Crayons in only blue, brown, black, green, orange, red and yellow - 1903
Pepsi Cola by Caleb Bradham - 1903
Teddy Bears - 1902
Pizza - 1905
Popsicle - 1905 by an 11 year old boy.
Bubble Gum - 1906
Cornflakes - 1906 by William Kellog
Model âTâ Automobile - 1908