What Life Was Like When the World’s Oldest Woman Was Born [LIST]
When a 116-year-old woman died this week, Jeralean Talley of Michigan became the oldest woman alive at 115. She says the secret is being nice to people. She watches a lot of TV, loves chicken nuggets and Wendy's chili. She lived by herself for three decades. She hits the slots once in a while, fishes twice a year, bowled until she was 104 and mowed her lawn until she was 108. Here's what life was like when she was born in 1899-1900:
Most countries were still ruled by a king or emperor. Motion-picture cameras existed but "movies" did not. The entire world only had 1.64 billion people.
Tootsie Rolls were brand new
First American hamburger is sold
Lincoln was not yet on the penny
Sherlock Holme's books were still new
Teddy Bears weren't invented yet
Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" wasn't written yet
China was ruled by an Empress
France conquers Chad in northern Africa
Russia owned the top of China
People though zeppelins were the travel of the future
2nd to last King of Italy died
Queen Elizabeth's mother born
U.S. conquers Phillipines
Quantum physics invented
Popular "Brownie" camera first sold
William McKinley was president
Movies didn't exist yet
The Panama Canal didn't exist
Engine-propelled air travel is still a mystery
Horses were still the most common form of transportation
H.G. Wells's "War of the Worlds" was only two years old
Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was only 3 years old
Art Nouveau is popular
Russia is ruled by a Tzar
Queen Victoria was still on the throne
Surrealism was brand new
People held seances for fun
Electricity existed, but was not widespread