The year 1903

[ATI_7500]

what else happened in 1903?
(from my "book about the century")

-edward VII becomes king of india
-the VfB leipzig is the first german football champion
-the ford A is the first car for the "common man" (costs $950)
-the "tour de france" is being held for the first time
-new speed record of an electric train: 210kph
-panama becomes independent
-etc...

[Ambassador]

Man things have changed in the past 100 years.

[Sock]

Jezz...(not to get off subject) I never knew Diarrhea could kill...I just always found it rather uncomfortable.

Sock

[Romulus111VADT]

Jezz...(not to get off subject) I never knew Diarrhea could kill...I just always found it rather uncomfortable.

Sock

You'd be surprise how many of common everyday sickness' that people just shrug off in the year 2003, that would be a death sentence in 1903. Even the common cold could become pneumonia and kill...US President William Henry Harrison (Ninth President-
1841) -  Died: April 4, 1841.
Caught a cold that developed into pneumonia.
He died in Washington D.C. a month after taking office. He was the first president to die in office.

[Hagar]

We have made some staggering advances over the last 100 years. There are a few things on your list that I wouldn't mind going back to. I'm not sure we've advanced in some areas at all. In fact, quite the reverse.

Only 8% of the homes had a TELEPHONE.  

There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS.

There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire US.

I could manage quite happily without a telephone & a lot of other things that are now regarded as essentials. Salaries/wages are relative to the cost of living so any comparison there is pointless. Apart from the illnesses I think the quality of life, although shorter, might have been generally better & less stressful.

[topct]

And you didn't need a license or permission from anyone to attach engines to wheels or wings.