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ANSWERS FOR 1900s
- 12 million immigrants passed through the doors at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.
- The world's largest pipe organ was moved from Festival Hall at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair to Wanamaker's Department Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- The brothers owned a bike shop, the Wright Cycle Company.
- The Model T Touring car cost $850 in 1909.
- Teddy Roosevelt distinguished himself in battle during the Spanish-American War.
- Robie House took 15 to 16 months to build. Construction began in March 1909 and the Robie family moved into the house in June 1910.
- In the 1903 World Series, the Boston Red Sox won their fourth straight game by a score of 3-0.
- W.E.B. Du Bois moved from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Fisk University.
- Before Binney & Smith created Crayola crayons, they sold other products to schools: slate pencils and dustless chalk.
- The great train robbery happened in Wyoming, but the movie was filmed in Delaware and New Jersey.
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