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The Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars...
The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.

My late  mother was born in 1911. So, last June, I quietly celebrated what would be her 100th birthday. Even my bro called me to acknowlege her heavenly birthday .   She had whooping cough when she was little. She almost died of it ,b/c back then, there were NO antibiotics. The most common cause of death was infection ----b/c it would go into your system ( sepsis ) and kill  you.  I guess her birthdate makes me look old, but she was 37 when I was born and my father was 42. It was a first marriage for both of them; And they were happy. She had said her family had an outdoor toilet and they didn't have a car. Her family lived on a farm till my mother, who was the baby , was  4. And then the farm failed. So they moved into town b/c her father wanted the kids to go to H.S. He got a job in a factory. All 4 kids grad from  H.S.  Her parents thought they were done having kids after 3, b/c the parents got married over 30. Then 6 yrs later, along came little Mildred. She was everybody's favorite, according to her sisters.   Here's another trivia fact that bears out that the average life expectancy was about 46. My father was born in 1906. When he was 6mos old, his father died at 46 of Brights Disease ( Kidney disease )  My mother's only brother got ''Sleeping Sickness ''  i.e.          enchepalitis from the 1918 flu. It also gave him Parkinsonian like symtoms So he died of that at only 31. His parents had to take care of him from the time he was 18 till he died at 31   :-(

          My mom used to say that onetime an old doctor told her that back then, people almost didn't expect their babies to live to be 12. It they made that, then their outlook to live was better.

There was neither a Mother's Day nor a Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent
of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter
at the local corner drugstores.

Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion,
gives buoyancy to the mind, Regulates the stomach and bowels,
and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!"
( Shocking? )

May 16th 1911: Remains of a neanderthal man found in Jersey UK

June 20th 1911: NAACP incorporates (NY)

SOURCE:  http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1911?p=2

January

Main article: January 1911

January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship.January 21 – The first Monte Carlo races (Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) are held.

[edit] February

Main article: February 1911

February 18 – The first official air mail flight takes place from Allahabad, India to Naini, India, when Henri Pequet carries 6,500 letters a distance of 13 km.

[edit] March

Main article: March 1911

March 19 – International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time.[1]March 25 – A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, United States, kills 146.March 29 – The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years.

[edit] April

Main article: April 1911

April 8 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers Superconductivity[2]April 13 – Mexican Revolution: Rebels take Agua Prieta on the Sonora–Arizona border; government troops take the town back April 17 when the rebel leader "Red" López is drunk.April 19 – Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero's troops besiege Ciudad Juárez but general Juan J. Navarro refuses his demand of surrender.

[edit] May

Main article: May 1911

May 8 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa launches an attack against government troops in Ciudad Juarez without Madero's permission. Government troops surrender May 10.May 17 – Mexican Revolution: Porfirio Diaz is convinced to resign but does not do so officially.May 21 – Mexican Revolution: A peace treaty is signed between the rebels of Madero and government troops in Ciudad Juarez.May 24 – Mexican Revolution: Government troops fire at anti-Diaz demonstrators in Mexico City, killing about 200 (officials claim only 40).May 25 – Mexican Revolution: Porfirio Diaz signs his resignation and leaves for Veracruz; on May 31 he leaves for exile in France.

[edit] June

Main article: June 1911

June 7 – Mexican Revolution: Francisco Madero arrives in Mexico City just after a local earthquake.

[edit] July

Main article: July 1911

July 1 – The presence of the German warship Panther in the Moroccan port of Agadir triggers the Agadir Crisis.July 24 – Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu in Peru.

July 24: Machu Picchu is rediscovered.

[edit] August

Main article: August 1911

August 22 – The theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered in the Louvre.

[edit] September

Main article: September 1911

September 25 – The French Navy ship Liberté explodes at anchor in Toulon, France killing around 300 on both ship and the neighbouring area.September 29 – Italy declares war on Ottoman Empire.September 30 – The Austin Dam breaks, wiping out the town of Austin, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 78.

[edit] October

Main article: October 1911

October 10 – The Wuchang Uprising starts the Xinhai Revolution that leads to the founding of the Republic of China.October 16 – Mexican Revolution: Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz, occupies the port of Veracruz as a sign of rebellion against Madero.

[edit] November

Main article: November 1911

November 1 – World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.November 5 – Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica (this act is confirmed by an act of the Italian Parliament on February 25, 1912).

[edit] December

December – Delhi Durbar held to mark the coronation of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India and the transfer of the capital of the British Raj from Calcutta to Delhi.December 14 – Roald Amundsen's expedition reaches the South Pole.December 18 – Opening

The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

John McDermott became the first American and youngest (19 yr 10 mo) golfer to win the US Open.

The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series, 4 games to 2, over the New York Giants.

Tobias Asser (!) and Thomas Fried were co-winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

A first-class postage stamp cost $.02  (two cents)

and Meridian, ridden by G. Archibald, won the 1911 Kentucky Derby.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower !
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year ..
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
A dentist $2,500 per year,
a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year,
and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at home .
Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which
were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month,
and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

I have read all the answers and comment and the question spaceghost was brilliant what lovely reading I have enjoyed and the history of America well done every one

Amundsen of Norway and 4 companions leave the Bay of Whales on the east side of Antartica's Ross Ice helf for the South Pole; they are on skis and have dog sieds carring necessities. (Okt. 20, 1911.

The  Chinese revolution reaks out at Wuchang in Central China.-Okt. 10.

The first airmail service in Britain begins, operating  between Hendon and Windsor.

This is right up your ally Ghost, the M1911 PISTOL was developed and used by the American Army.

My Mother was born in June of 1911, two years later she rode in the back of a covered wagon with her four year old sister from Madison county Iowa to Platte South Dakota. The driver was my Grandma who was 23 at the time. They were going to jion my grandpa who had come ahead to prove up the land and build the house for them. The trip took two weeks. Grandma said it would have been quicker but the milk cow didn't walk very fast or far.