100 years ago

Your great- (or great-great) grandparents really did have to walk five miles in the snow to get to school! Here's how American childhood education has evolved since the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The 100th day of school is almost here! By the time that most kiddos are 2nd graders, they seem to have already done all of the fun 100th day of school activities. Yes – they have made funny hats, they have brought 100 things from home, they’ve made the 100 necklace – in other words, they know the usual drill. To change things up for my kiddos, I like to incorporate the 100th day of school into my Social Studies unit for the week. I truly feel that Social Studies is one of the subjects that…

Look years back at teachers, students and old school classrooms from more than a century ago, and see what education was like back then.

The 100 Years of Change

Fashion is cyclical, but some things in homes never go out of style.

America was a very different place for women not that long ago. Here are some now-common things women weren't allowed to do 100-plus years ago.

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It was definitely a Saturday in September 1918, but no one could quite remember whether the party began on the evening of the 7th or a week later on the 14th. Odd, perhaps, considering that a few weeks later the night in question was described in court and in the press as ‘squalid’, ‘deplorable’ and … Continue reading "‘Disgraceful Orgies’, ‘Unholy Rites’ and the Death of Billie Carleton 100 Years Ago"

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The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 began on a hot July day and thought to be the worst of around 25 riots during the so-called ‘Red Summer’. Some ninety years later the New York Times called it the worst race riot in the history of Illinois. On July 27, 1919, an African-American teenager called Eugene … Continue reading "Extraordinary Pictures of the Chicago Race Riots of 1919"

The loss of life is just as shocking today as it must have been 100 years ago.

The oldest documented film showing the city of Houston turns 100 years old this year, and its owner wants to show our viewers what life looked like way back when.

Times have definitely changed, as these historical photos from 100 years ago show. The post 50 Rarely Seen Photos from 100 Years Ago appeared first on Reader's Digest.

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This Is What School Was Like 100 Years Ago: Your great- (or great-great) grandparents really did have to walk five miles in the snow to get to school! Here’s how American childhood education has evolved since the 19th and early 20th centuries.

As this week marks the centenary of Britain entering the Great War, Anthony Seldon (right) reflects on his grandparents' incredible tale of passion and suffering.

The following series of touching photographs were taken in Spitalfields in 1912 by Horace Warner.