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Nov. 15, 2015 www.militarypress.com • [email protected] For advertising information, call (858) 537-2280 • [email protected] Nov. 15, 2015 World events • The United States and Canada an- nounced the successful negotiation of their first reciprocal trade agreement Jan. 26. • Mexican rebels take Agua Prieta on the Sonora–Arizona border on April 13; gov- ernment troops take the town back April 17 when the rebel leader “Red” López is drunk. • Pancho Villa launches an attack on May 8 against Mexican government troops in Ciudad Juárez without Madero’s permis- sion; the government troops surrender on May 10. • George V is crowned King of the United •  Income per year   ......... $ 468 •  Rent   .................................. $ 12 •  New car  ............................. $ 75 •  Dozen eggs   .................... 23¢ •  Gallon of milk   .................... 9¢ •  Newspaper   ......................... 1¢ •  First-class stamp   ..............2¢ •  Movie ticket   ...................... 5¢ COST OF LIVING remember when... William Howard Taft 27th U.S. President Served March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 ‘I am not in favor of having government do anything that private citizens can do as good or better.’ Kingdom on June 22. • Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is sto- len Aug. 21 from the Louvre museum in Paris by Vincenzo Peruggia; the theft is discovered the following day. • The French Navy ship Liberté explodes at anchor in Toulon, France on Sept. 25, killing around 300 on both ship and the neighbouring area. • Italy declares war on Ottoman Empire on Sept. 29. U.S. News • Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Fran- cisco harbor Jan. 18, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship. • The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City is entirely destroyed by fire after a bolt of lightning strikes the dome Feb. 5. • The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911 designed by John Browning on March 29. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years. • The record was set for the highest number of immigrants — 11,745 — being processed in a single day through the U.S. Bureau of Immigration station at Ellis Is- land on April 17. • The United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an “unrea- sonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act on May 15 and orders the company to be dissolved. • The very first Indianapolis 500 is held May 30, won by Ray Harroun at an aver- age speed of 74.59 miles per hour. BORN THIS YEAR: Ronald Reagan, U.S. president (Feb. 6). Above left: Jean Harlow, actress (March 3); Vincent Price, actor (May 27); Ginger Rogers, actress (July 16); Lucille Ball, actress (Aug. 6). Eugene B. Ely makes the first aircraft landing on a ship in San Francisco Harbor. Technology • The first “quasi-official” airmail flight occurs Feb. 17 when Fred Wiseman carries three letters between Petaluma and Santa Rosa, Calif. The first official flight would take place Feb. 18 in India. • IBM is incorporated as the Computing Tabulating Recording Company in New York on June 15. • World’s first combat aerial bombing mission takes place Nov. 1 in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs. • Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on Oct. 24, setting a new world record that stands for 10 years. • Chevrolet officially enters the automo- bile market Nov. 3 to compete with the Ford Model T. • The Upton Machine Company, now Whirlpool Corporation, was founded in St Joseph, MI on Nov. 11. Movies • “Dante’s Inferno” • “Homer’s Odyssey” • “Pinocchio” • “The Ne’er-Do-Well” James Sherman 27th U.S. Vice President Served March 4, 1909 – Oct. 10, 1912 Cadillac Seats Oldsmobile Aristocrat Ford Model T Roundabout • “Anna Karenina” • “Nell Gwynne” • “Flaming Arrows” • “The Traitress” • “Hamlet” • “In the Hands of Impostors” Music • “Some of These Days,” Sophie Tucker • “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” Arthur Col- lins & Byron G. Harlan • “Come, Josephine, in My Flying Ma- chine,” Ada Jones & Billy Murray • “I’m Shy Mary Ellen, I’m Shy,” Jack Pleasants • “O Meu Boi Morreu,” Eduardo das Neves • “Turn Your Light Off Mister Moon Man,” Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth • “Let Me Stay & Live in Dixie- land,” Charles King & Elizabeth Brice • “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey,” Arthur Collins & By- ron G. Harlan • “I’m Falling in Love with Someone,” John McCor- mack • “Down by the Old Mill Stream,” Arthur Clough 1911 Ray Harroun wins the first Indianapolis 500.

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Page 1: Remember When 1911

Nov. 15, 2015 www.militarypress.com • [email protected] For advertising information, call (858) 537-2280 • [email protected] Nov. 15, 2015

World events• TheUnitedStatesandCanadaan-nouncedthesuccessfulnegotiationoftheirfirstreciprocaltradeagreementJan.26.• MexicanrebelstakeAguaPrietaontheSonora–ArizonaborderonApril13;gov-ernmenttroopstakethetownbackApril17whentherebelleader“Red”Lópezisdrunk.• PanchoVillalaunchesanattackonMay8againstMexicangovernmenttroopsinCiudadJuárezwithoutMadero’spermis-sion;thegovernmenttroopssurrenderonMay10.• GeorgeViscrownedKingoftheUnited

•  Income per year  ......... $468•  Rent  .................................. $12•  New car .............................  $75•  Dozen eggs  .................... 23¢•  Gallon of milk  .................... 9¢•  Newspaper  ......................... 1¢•  First-class stamp  ..............2¢•  Movie ticket  ...................... 5¢

COST OF LIVING

remember when...William Howard Taft27th U.S. PresidentServed March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913

‘I am not in favor of having government do anything that private citizens can do as good or better.’

KingdomonJune22.• LeonardodaVinci’s“MonaLisa”issto-lenAug.21fromtheLouvremuseuminParisbyVincenzoPeruggia;thetheftisdiscoveredthefollowingday.• TheFrenchNavyshipLibertéexplodesatanchorinToulon,FranceonSept.25,killingaround300onbothshipandtheneighbouringarea.• ItalydeclareswaronOttomanEmpireonSept.29.

U.S. News• EugeneB.ElylandsonthedeckoftheUSSPennsylvaniastationedinSanFran-ciscoharborJan.18,markingthefirsttimeanaircraftlandsonaship.• TheMissouriStateCapitolbuildingin

JeffersonCityisentirelydestroyedbyfireafteraboltoflightningstrikesthedomeFeb.5.• TheUnitedStatesArmyadoptsanewservicepistol,theM1911designedbyJohnBrowningonMarch29.ItremainstheUSservicepistolfor74years.• Therecordwassetforthehighestnumberofimmigrants—11,745—beingprocessedinasingledaythroughtheU.S.BureauofImmigrationstationatEllisIs-landonApril17.• TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtdeclaresStandardOiltobean“unrea-sonable”monopolyundertheShermanAntitrustActonMay15andordersthecompanytobedissolved.• TheveryfirstIndianapolis500isheldMay30,wonbyRayHarrounatanaver-agespeedof74.59milesperhour.

BORN THIS YEAR: Ronald Reagan, U.S. president (Feb. 6). Above left: Jean Harlow, actress (March 3); Vincent Price, actor (May 27); Ginger Rogers, actress (July 16);

Lucille Ball, actress (Aug. 6).

Eugene B. Ely makes the first aircraft landing on a ship in San Francisco Harbor.

Technology• Thefirst“quasi-official”airmailflightoccursFeb.17whenFredWisemancarriesthreelettersbetweenPetalumaandSantaRosa,Calif.ThefirstofficialflightwouldtakeplaceFeb.18inIndia.• IBMisincorporatedastheComputingTabulatingRecordingCompanyinNewYorkonJune15.• World’sfirstcombataerialbombingmissiontakesplaceNov.1inLibyaduringtheItalo-TurkishWar.SecondLieutenantGiulioGavottiofItalydropsseveralsmallbombs.• OrvilleWrightremainsintheair9minutesand45secondsinaglideratKillDevilHills,NorthCarolinaonOct.24,settinganewworldrecordthatstandsfor10years.• Chevroletofficiallyenterstheautomo-bilemarketNov.3tocompetewiththeFordModelT.• TheUptonMachineCompany,nowWhirlpoolCorporation,wasfoundedinStJoseph,MIonNov.11.

Movies• “Dante’sInferno”• “Homer’sOdyssey”• “Pinocchio”• “TheNe’er-Do-Well”

James Sherman27th U.S. Vice President

Served March 4, 1909 – Oct. 10, 1912

Cadillac SeatsOldsmobile Aristocrat

Ford Model T Roundabout

• “AnnaKarenina”• “NellGwynne”• “FlamingArrows”• “TheTraitress”• “Hamlet”• “IntheHandsofImpostors”

Music• “SomeofTheseDays,”SophieTucker• “Alexander’sRagtimeBand,”ArthurCol-lins&ByronG.Harlan• “Come,Josephine,inMyFlyingMa-chine,”AdaJones&BillyMurray• “I’mShyMaryEllen,I’mShy,”JackPleasants• “OMeuBoiMorreu,”EduardodasNeves• “TurnYourLightOffMisterMoonMan,”NoraBayes&JackNorworth• “LetMeStay&LiveinDixie-land,”CharlesKing&ElizabethBrice• “PutYourArmsAroundMeHoney,”ArthurCollins&By-ronG.Harlan• “I’mFallinginLovewithSomeone,”JohnMcCor-mack• “DownbytheOldMillStream,”ArthurClough

1911Ray Harroun wins the first Indianapolis 500.

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