Life in 1900 America a vivid street by street look
A descriptive panorama of life in 1900 including daily wages, fashion, work, housing, and social norms. Immense contrasts show high prices and limited travel, with notes on technology, cities, and public life. Key figures and places include Theodore Roosevelt, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York skyscrapers.
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Theodore Roosevelt
The
Rough Riders
New York State
Red Light
Cippies
Europe
Los Angeles
Boston
New York
Armistice Ends Korean War Firefight In Panmunjon
On this date in 1953 the United Nations and the Communists signed at Panmunjon Korea an armistice ending the fighting in the Korean War. Other dated notes include 1944 Lt Gen Leslie McNair killed in Normandy 1946 Gertrude Stein Ten years ago a steel strike settled on a three year no strike contract 1950 Khrushchev talks McCloy Zorin meeting and one year ago US jets hit a Soviet antiaircraft site west of Hanoi
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United Nations
Panmunjon
Korea
Leslie McNair
U.S
Normandy
National Steel
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Lower East Side
Mark Hanna
Ohio
San Francisco
Chicago
Jim Bishop
Waltham Watch
Associated Press
U.S. State Department
Albania
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Winston Churchill
Britain
Benito Mussolini
Gertrude Stein
Khrushchev
Black Sea
John McCloy
Kennedy
Moscow
Valerian Zorin
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Ree Nee
Jamaica
Adams
Ladies’ Capri Pants
Broad Cloth & Knits
Wilkinson Sword
Henley
By Katz
Dacron
Pancaker Maker
Carol & Others
Famous Name Brands
CAPRI
Scottie
Church St