Results: 100 Years Ago This Year...Seems Like Only Yesterday
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If you remember 1917, congratulations! You're over 100 years old, and that's amazing! I would hazard to guess almost all of us do not remember 1917, and so hearing about these things that are 100 years old this year will be a bit of a shock! 100 years ago, the U.S. was just entering World War 1, Woodrow Wilson was starting his second term as the President, Babe Ruth was still on the White Sox and on this day (May 29) John F Kennedy was born. How many of these other iconic brands are you surprised are celebrating their 100 years anniversary?
Girl Scout Cookies -- the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, came up with the brilliant scheme of selling cookies. Five years later, the Girl Scouts organization suggested cookie sales as a fundraiser in its official magazine.
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505 votes
Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars --the Converse Rubber Shoe Company launched its canvas and rubber athletic footwear in 1917. In Indiana, a high school basketball player named Chuck Taylor soon began wearing the all-black shoes. Four years later, Taylor was working for Converse, where he improved upon these classics
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565 votes
Moonpie -- the chocolate-covered marshmallow sandwich was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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387 votes
None of these surprise me
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1009 votes
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Here's a few more. Are you surprised by any of these?
World Book Encyclopedia --this is what the internet looked back in the day! If you were lucky enough to get the 20-volume set, you were basically the Google of your block. Originally, the World Book contained a mere eight volumes. Despite the internet, he company has just printed a commemorative 100th anniversary set.
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413 votes
Clark Bar -- this peanut butter candy is named for somebody named Clark, David L. Clark, an Irish immigrant who formulated his eponymous chocolate bar in 1917. It was first made in Pittsburgh
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400 votes
Cheerwine -- a southern staples, this cherry soft drink was first concocted by the Carolina Beverage Corporation
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232 votes
None of these surprise me
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1125 votes
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Here are some of the big milestones from the year 2017. How many were you familiar with?
Suffragettes the "Silent Sentinels" 1st protest outside The White House,in Washington led by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party (January 10)
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258 votes
US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (January 17)
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144 votes
Russian February Revolution: Tsar Nicolas II orders army to quell civil unrest in Petrograd - army mutinies (February 26)
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192 votes
The USA is the first nation to recognize the new government of Russia (March 22)
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132 votes
Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops (April 9)
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202 votes
J. Edgar Hoover gets job in US Department of Justice (July 26)
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132 votes
Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching (July 28)
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88 votes
Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany during WWI at Vincennes near Paris (October 15)
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179 votes
In WW I, the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat (November 1)
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NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands (November 26)
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151 votes
Knew none of these
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Here's a few of the many born in 1917, sharing a birthday year with the U.S.'s 35th president, John F Kennedy. How many are you familiar with?
Raymond Burr
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624 votes
Ella Fitzgerald
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686 votes
Dean Martin
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756 votes
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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748 votes
Indira Ghandi
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491 votes
Lena Horne
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563 votes
Desi Arnaz
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681 votes
Phyllis Diller
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671 votes
Ferdinand Marcos
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358 votes
John Lee Hooker
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229 votes
Buffalo Bob Smith
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212 votes
Buddy Rich
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367 votes
Vera Lynn
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139 votes
Ernest Borgnine
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610 votes
Familiar with all of them
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153 votes
None of them
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725 votes
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