Highlights of 1906 from Pocantico Hills School

By Matt & Sean

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

In the year 1906 many events occurred. There were also many discoveries and new rules. Some of these events helped the society. However, many of the events hurt the society of the United Sates. For example, for example, the San Francisco earthquake and fire which killed 2,500 people and injured many more. Also, the Brownsville Texas riot was one of the events in the United States history that proved there was a need to end racism. However, one thing that helped was the discovery of how the Rocky Mountain spotted fever was spread. It was spread by the cow tick. Scientists were able to find medicines to help people with the disease and were able to protect people from the tick bite.

The British warship H.M.S. Dreadnaught is launched in February. It was one of the most advanced warships of that time. It had ten 12-inch guns, the biggest and most big guns at that time.
Mount Vesuvius erupts in Italy on April 10.
On April 18 the San Francisco earthquake shook California. The death toll was about 2500 with the combination of the quake and the fire. The quake also did a lot of damage to many different buildings. Apartment buildings, business buildings, and other types of homes were destroyed. The damage cost about $25 million. It destroyed all the city’s Nob Hill mansions with the exception of the 20-year-old $1 million house of silver king James C. Flood.
An August riot in Brownsville, Texas occurs when a few members of the 25th Infantry supposedly shot one person and raped a woman.
An all Chicago World Series battle ends with the White Sox victorious.
The first voice and music are broadcasted in Brant Rock, Massachusetts on Christmas Eve. The machine was patented in 1901 but started working in 1906.
President Roosevelt gathers leaders in college athletics to the White House in December to consider a new set of rules for college football. He was trying to make the game safer. The 1905 season resulted in 18 deaths. the organization would later become the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Planters Nut and Chocolate Company is founded.
The "hot dog" gets its name from a cartoon by cartoonist Thomas Dorgan who shows a dachshund inside a frankfurter bun.
U.S. pathologist Howard Taylor Ricketts discovers that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the bite of a cattle tick; the toxin will be called Rickettsia.
Rolls Royce is incorporated by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. They also built the Silver Ghost the same year.
Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado is created.

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