Reasons to think 1922 was neat:
January 24: Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Kent Nelson of Iowa (he was not an Eskimo)
February 5: Reader's Digest magazine is first published (Did you know it is available in 21 languages, Braille, digital, audio and a large print version?).
March 5: "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin (apparently Germany had not adopted a copyright law at the time).
April 16: Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row (When she died in 1925 her husband and long time business partner Frank Butler was so crushed by her death that he stopped eating and died 18 days later).
May 5: Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (On April 3rd of this year, the Yankees will open their new stadium located across the street, playing an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs).
June 13: The longest attack of hiccups begins for Charlie Osborne, a mere 68 years. He hiccupped over 435 million times before it stopped (He died 11 months after the hiccups stopped at the age of 98).
July 15: The first duck-billed platypus is publicly exhibited in the U.S., at the New York zoo (They are only one of five mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to life young. Also they are venomous).
August 30: August was pretty boring unless you are a sports fan; however Babe Ruth was thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922 (Rumor has it he was kind of a jerk).
September 1: New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" (Over the years, billiard balls were made from many materials, mainly ivory; however the most exciting material was celluloid. The material was volatile and would sometimes explode or burst into flames during the manufacturing process. Thankfully never when a player was breaking the table.).
October 3: The First facsimile photo was sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C. (I mean, do you really need any more excitement?).
November 4: Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen (AKA King Tut) in Egypt (Was it murder or gangrene that killed little Tut?) .
December 1: The first skywriting over the US stated, "Hello USA" by Captain Turner, RAF (Royal Air Force, that was nice of the British military, right?).
January 24: Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Kent Nelson of Iowa (he was not an Eskimo)
February 5: Reader's Digest magazine is first published (Did you know it is available in 21 languages, Braille, digital, audio and a large print version?).
March 5: "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin (apparently Germany had not adopted a copyright law at the time).
April 16: Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row (When she died in 1925 her husband and long time business partner Frank Butler was so crushed by her death that he stopped eating and died 18 days later).
May 5: Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (On April 3rd of this year, the Yankees will open their new stadium located across the street, playing an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs).
June 13: The longest attack of hiccups begins for Charlie Osborne, a mere 68 years. He hiccupped over 435 million times before it stopped (He died 11 months after the hiccups stopped at the age of 98).
July 15: The first duck-billed platypus is publicly exhibited in the U.S., at the New York zoo (They are only one of five mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to life young. Also they are venomous).
August 30: August was pretty boring unless you are a sports fan; however Babe Ruth was thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922 (Rumor has it he was kind of a jerk).
September 1: New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" (Over the years, billiard balls were made from many materials, mainly ivory; however the most exciting material was celluloid. The material was volatile and would sometimes explode or burst into flames during the manufacturing process. Thankfully never when a player was breaking the table.).
October 3: The First facsimile photo was sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C. (I mean, do you really need any more excitement?).
November 4: Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen (AKA King Tut) in Egypt (Was it murder or gangrene that killed little Tut?) .
December 1: The first skywriting over the US stated, "Hello USA" by Captain Turner, RAF (Royal Air Force, that was nice of the British military, right?).