Important Events 1910

Henry Ford
Henry Ford created the moving assembly line at his High land park plant. the first time this was ever put in motion was on december 1, 1913. this then revolutionized the automobile industry and the manufacturing business. By him making this he increased the speed of which anything could be built by having one person assemble the same part to each vehicle as it comes down a track. then people realized that this could be done for anything having to be built or packaged. this was of course the first time this had ever been successfully done so in this decade it pushed the national manufacturing industry forward.

Refrence: Wikipedia and google    By: Daniel Todd

Impotant people 1910

Henry Ford

Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 and died April 7, 1947. 

He grew up in Greentown Township Michigan. He attended school at a Detroit Business Institute. He obtained the job of being a mechanical apprentice. 

Henry ford made the very first automobile. He had made lots of money and sold lots of cars, along with other companies. 

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Reference: Wikipedia and Google
By: Brittany Segovia  

Important people 1910

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson born December 28, 1856 and died February 3, 1924. He grew up in Staunton Virginia. He attended school at Davidson College, Princeton, V of Virginia, and John Hopkins University. 

Some jobs that he obtained was being a lawyer, college professor, a governor, and of course President of the United States. 

Woodrow Wilson was president when we entered WWI. Which we defeated Germany. 
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Reference: Google and Wikipedia
By: Brittany Segovia

Important Events 1910

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated sunday June 28, 1914 at 10:45 a.m in Sarajevo. 

This event caused the central Powers( including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the allies of WWI to declare war on each other

This assassination started World War I!

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Reference: Google, wikipedia

By: Michelle 

Important Events 1910

                                                                   Earnest Rutherford

    Earnest Rutherford created the Rutherford Model of An atom. After J.J. Thompson incorrect Plum Pudding model Rutherford bounced back with his new Rutherford model which contained the new features of a relatively high central charge concentrated into a very small volume comparison to the rest of the atoms. this model contained bulk atomic mass. this all happened in 1911 

References: Wikipedia and google

By: Daniel Todd

Important people 1910

Charlie Chaplin

 

Charlie was born April 6, 1889, and died December 25, 1977. He attended 2 years of school at Hern's Boy's College and dropped out.

 

He became a film director, editor, and a composer. He has preformed in numerous films and is most famous for his silent comedy films.

 

 Charlie Chaplin is the man who has influenced all comedians worldwide. 

 

 

By: Brittany Segovia

 

Women's Fashion Trends 1910

Women's Fashion Trends 1910

 

Women wore long jackets over blouses/ high waist skirts. Most of the outfits were homemade. It depends on the material. There was never no one garment.

The outfits were tighter on the body then the previous decade.

This trend impacted the future, because it led to the tight body defining skirts and dresses now days.

By: Daniel Todd

Important People of 1910

John Robert Wooden

Wooden, born October 14, 1910. He grew up in Hall, Indiana but moved to Centerton in 1918. He then moved to Martinsville when he turned 14, he led his school, Martinsville High School, to state champions

 He became a NBA Basketball Coach.

 

 

He lead VCLA to 10 national titles. 6 time NCAA College Basketball coach of the year. Basketball hall of fame and college Basketball hall of fame.

Mens Fashion Trend

  In the 1910's men dressed with "Swag". As you can see in the picture to the left that men wore huge hats, long jackets, and square tight fitting suits. In this decade the fashion industry really shot up and better suits, pants, shirts, clothes over all were designed which was the cause of more tight square fitting  suits. Suits cost from 10-25 dollars.

It was the start of the fashion, so it formed into what is now fashion.

By: Daniel

Important events 1910s

World War I

 

World War I started July 28, 1914 and lasted all the way till November 11, 1918. It involved Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, and the United States.

Took place in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China, and the coast of South and North America. More than 9 million combatants were killed.

 

What triggered the war was the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914.

 

After the war 4 major imperial powers ceased to exist. Formations of new countries in Europe and the Middle East took place afterwards too. This event also lead to the establishment on the League of Nations.

 

By: Michelle Garcia

Important People of 1910

Gloria Frances Stuart

     Gloria was born July 4, 1910 and 

grew up in Santa Monica, California

and attended school at Santa Monica High School then immediatly ran to University of California, Berkley. She grew up to have a job as an actress, she played a roll in the number one best seller movie, Titanic.

 

Stuart was diagnosed with lung cancer around age 95, but she did live to be 100. Less than 3 months later she passed away in her sleep

of respiratory failure on September 26, 2010.

She started her official acting career in 

1932 in Street of Women, acting as Doris

Baldwin. As she acted through the years,

her last movie was Land of Plenty, acting as an old lady. 

 

A new documentary is currently in production called "The Secret Life of Old Rose" The documentary is being produced and directed by Benjamin Stuart Thompson, Gloria's grandson.



Pop Culture 1910s

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

 

The Musketeers of Pig Alley was a 1912 silent film that was 17 minutes long. Produced by D. W. Griffith and starred Lillian Gish, Elmer Booth, Lionel Barrymore, Harry Carey, and Robert Harron. It is known as the very first gangster film in history!

 

The movie was initially supposed to be released October 31, 1912, but ended up releasing November 5, 1915. They filmed the movie in New York City, and reportedly used actual street gang members as extras during the film.

 

After this film was produced there have been numerous gangster films created. Ranging from The Godfather, to GoodFellas.

 

 



Pop Culture 1910

Crossword Puzzles

 

 December 21, 1913, Arthur Wynne, a journalist from Liverpool, England, published

 a "word-cross" puzzle in the New York World. The crossword puzzles soon became very popular and showed up in other newspapers as well.

 



 

As you can see, Crosswords are a lot different from what they used to be.

By: Michelle Garcia

 

Important events 1910s

The RMS Titanic

 

 

On April 15, 1917, The British passenger ship RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. There were approximately 2,224 passengers and crew members aboard. Titanic only had enough life boats to fit 1,178 passengers. 

 

At 11:40 pm (ships time) Titanic struck an iceberg on her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments, the ship soon began filling with water. At 2:20 am Titanic broke apart. The Titanic sank 2 hours and 40 minutes later after it hit the iceberg. It is known as one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters.

 

After Titanic major improvements in maritime safety were implemented. Also several new wireless regulations were put into works, to learn from the many missteps in wireless connections.

 

In 1997, They released the movie Titanic; staring Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kate Winslet. About a love story that took place on the ship between,
 a rich girl and a poor boy.
By: Michelle Garcia

 

 

1910 Pop Culture

                     Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes in 1918 was the first Tarzan movie ever made. It was directed by Scott Sidney and starred Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French, and Gordon Griffith. The movie was based upon the original novel "Tarzan of the Apes". It was filmed in 1917 in Morgan City Louisiana, using the swamps as a jungle.

 

The story line starts as a couple were traveling on ship bound for Africa and it was taken over by mutineers. They were then marooned onto a tropical coast. After the parents death, their infant son was adopted by Kala (An ape) who raised him as her own. Tarzan soon becomes the king of apes. The captain of the ship that had been taken over goes back 10 years later to find the couple, and he discovers the ape man. He then returns back to England to report the survival to the family. A scientist decides to leads an exploration to investigate, on the trip his daughter Jane was kidnapped. Tarzan saved her and he romanced her. She than fell in love with him and learned his ways.

 After this silent film was released a total of 48 different Tarzan movies were released afterwards. The latest being Disney's Tarzan II, released in 2005.
By: Michelle Garcia