22 Ways To Know You Were A 20th Century Kid

If this stuff looks familiar, you were definitely born after 1900!

You've experienced air conditioning.

You've experienced air conditioning.

1902: The first modern electrical air conditioning unit was invented by Willis Haviland Carrier in Buffalo, New York.

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You've colored with a crayon.

You've colored with a crayon.

1903: Crayola brand crayons made their debut in 1903. The crayons were sold for five cents and the colors were black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green.

Source: forum.xcitefun.net

You've washed your clothes in an electric washing machine.

You've washed your clothes in an electric washing machine.

1904: Electric washing machines were first mentioned in newspapers.

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You have listened to a person speak on the radio.

You have listened to a person speak on the radio.

1906: Reginald Fessenden used a rotary-spark transmitter to broadcase the first radio program from Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Mass., on Christmas Eve. He played "O Holy Night" on violin and read a passage from the bible.

Source: cpinfo.berkeley.edu


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