2004 Boston Red Sox is now officialy world champions. Last time this very team won World Series in eighty-six years ago, 1918. Here are the interesting facts in year 1918 back in their time:
- World War I ends
- Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
- Silent films such as Charlie Chaplin's Dog's Life and Triple Trouble
- 11 years away from Great Depression, the vote for women was still 2 years away
- First US airmail stamps issued
- First daylight savings time in United States goes into effect
- 104 F was the highest temperature for this date in NYC
- Gallon of Milk: 14 cents. Loaf of Bread: 10 cents. Newspaper: 2 cents.
- Black & White TV never existed.
- NHL, NFL, NBA and ESDAA also never existed.
- Flash blub, Internet, email and computer never developed technology terminiology
- Babe Ruth were sold to New York Yankess one year later.
- Ted Williams born
- Aviation craze grows
- More than 103 million of people in United States population
- The Panama Canal was still under construction.
- My grandfather would be young teenager that year
Reference via: Ducan, Greg, Wikipedia
