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Reply #15 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 11:48am

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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...

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Reply #16 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 3:09pm

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Man things have changed in the past 100 years.

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Reply #17 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 4:30pm

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

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Reply #18 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 5:19pm

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

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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.

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Reply #19 - Dec 17^th, 2003 at 5:33pm

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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.

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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.

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Reply #20 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 11:14am