Are you concerned?
The thought of the year 2000 looming, is, I must admit, more than a little daunting! Afterall, we've been in the 1900's forever haven't we and it's all most of us have ever known? I know that announcing that I was born in the last century, makes me feel positively ancient, I've still not recovered from hitting and passing my 30th birthday!
Still, sadly in life, there are some things you just can't hide from, and of course all of the hype surrounding the millenium makes avoiding the New Year almost impossible! Unless of course, you wear a blindfold, sever connections without the outside world and hibernate until next Spring!
And so it is with GRACE that I present to you, my New Year's Eve article!
I considered many various themes before I began this article. I deliberated and debated back and forth. My initial thoughts headed in the celebrations direction, but personally, I believed that avenue to be exhausted! So despite my grace, mine is an act of rebellion, as I turn away from the year 2000, and present to you the 1900's! Come revel in nostalgia, as we reflect on the people and events that shaped our World and led us into the coming Millenium.
The Nobel Peace Prize Is Established
November 27th 1900
Named after the Swedish chemist, 'Alfred Bernhard Nobel.' The 'Nobel Foundation' was initiated by Noble as a way to reward those 'who conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.' The Foundation was to use interest accrued from his assets to bestow these rewards.
Although initially established in 1900, his will was contested by his family and it was not until 5 years after Nobel's death in December 1901, that the first prizes were rewarded. Today, prizes are awarded annually in physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, international peace and economic science.
Henry Ford's Model T Ford
October 1st 1908
With the introduction of the Model T Ford, Henry Ford had a produced a relatively cheap, efficient and reliable car. $825, got you a car, a toolbox, optional windshield and hand-cranked starter. It came in 'any color so long as it (was) black,' and by 1918 nearly half the cars in America were Model T's When the line was discontinued in 1928, 15 million had been sold, making Ford the largest automobile company in the world.
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