1913 – 2013 – 100 years
Much Can Happen in One Hundred Years
In the grand scheme of things, 100 years is not a lot of time; but much can
happen in a hundred years. Those Rotarians of 1913 could not imagine what was
in store for them and those that followed. They could only dream and imagine
about what changes, what inventions and events would change the world they
then knew and what personalities would come along that would make that
world a better or worse place to live. In the ensuing years from 1913:
• There would be the inventions of things that we now could not today imagine to
be without – like iced tea, the gas mask, and the Barbie doll.
• There would be the formation of the States of Alaska and Hawaii - Dale Earnhardt
Sr. would be born, would race and would die in a crash.
• The TV remote control would come along, luckily after the invention of the TV.
• "Skin Heads" would come on the scene and Albert Einstein would dream up his
"Theory of Relativity."
• Daylight Savings would change the way we looked at the world and the League of
Nations and the UN would attempt to cool the tempers of faraway world leaders.
• RCA VICTOR was organized and signed Perry Como in the 40’s and Pyrex glass
was invented.
• Nathan’s Famous was to make their first hot dog.
• Along came birth control pills.
• Irving Berlin would write "April Showers."
• Col. Jacob Schick would invent the electric razor just prior to "Black Friday" in
1929.
• The first crop dusters would take flight and the George Washington Bridge was
dedicated.
• During those 100 years after 1913, they would first dance the Fox Trot, The ChaCha-Cha, and the Shag.
• The city of Mtn. Brook was incorporated and the first machine to bone and
clean kippers was invented.
• Salvador Dali painted his "William Tel" series paintings.
• Oh yes – There was World War 1, World 2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Jonas Salk, and
Peter Sellers.
• Johnny Cash would sing "A Boy Named Sue" and Art Linkletter would talk to our
kids, who said the funniest things.
• India and Israel would be formed as well as Alcoholics Anonymous.
• Nylon stockings were first worn and penicillin was first used, not necessarily in
that order of importance.
• "Zip-A Dee-Do Dah" was first sung and Arnold Palmer was born to play golf. −
Believe it or not, there were several trips to the moon and there were and are the
Dallas Cowboys.
• Carnation made its first can of condensed milk and Charles Lindberg’s son was
kidnapped and scientists detonated the atomic bomb.
• Buffalo Bill died and Smokey the Bear was born.
• Vaughn Monroe sang "Racing with the Moon" while Lady gaga sung a duet with
Tony Bennett.
• Insecticides, The Winter Olympics, and the song – "Stardust" all came on the
scene; while Pearl Buck would write "The Good Earth."
• Elvis was born – he sang – he ate – and he died and Alabama won at lease 15
national football championships.
• And this Rotary CLUB which started with a nucleus of 22 members grew to be
the largest Rotary Club in the world.
100 years of changes, wars, inventions, progress and setbacks and life and
death. Indeed – much can happen in a hundred years.