The Boy Scouts of America, founded on February 8, 1910, is an organization intended to help young people build character, learn responsibility, partake in community projects, and create America's future.
Charles Franklin Kettering invents the first electrical ignition system (electric starter motor) for cars. This invention eliminated the hand-cranking method for starting cars, and it was first used in a Cadillac on February 17, 1911.
In the summer of 1912, Clarence Crane of Cleveland Ohio invented Life Savers because he wanted people to have a candy that could withstand the heat better than chocolate. The first Life Saver flavor was Pep-O-Mint.
Motorized movie cameras are invented in 1912, which replaced hand-cranked cameras. Consequently, this invention made movies more enjoyable for everybody!
Arthur Wynne invents the word-cross (then changed to cross-word, and finally to crossword) puzzle for the New York World newspaper, and it was published on December 21, 1913.
Mary Phelps Jacob invents the first modern brassiere in 1913. She patented this invention on November 3, 1914.
Garrett Morgan invents the gas mask (safety hood) in 1914. This especially helped firemen, and, in 1916, after the Cleveland Tunnel Explosion, Morgan and his brother put on these gas masks and managed to save lives and recover four bodies before this rescue operation was shut down.
Radio tuners invented, that received different stations. Ernst Alexanderson patented this device on February 22, 1916.
Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright in 1916, and are simply wooden logs used to build log buildings! As simple as they were, they proved to be a huge hit with the children of the 1910's decade!
Joseph Pulitzer stood out as one of the best journalists of his time, making his name known by his New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Consequently, after writing in his will in 1904 about establishing Pulitzer Prizes, the first Pulitzer Prizes were given in 1917. Today, there are 21 categories in which the Pulitzer is awarded.
Edwin Howard Armstrong invents the superheterodyne radio circuit in 1918, and, today, every radio or television set uses Armstrong's invention.
David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles, creates the fortune cookie in 1918. It is said that Jung made these cookies because he saw all the poverty near his shop. In order to help with this problem, Jung made cookies filled with inspirational verses written by the local Presbyterian minister and handed them to the poor people for free.
Early toasters only toasted one side of a piece of bread and had to be turned off manually when the toast looked done. Charles Strite wanted to do something about the burnt toast served at his workplace, so he invented the pop-up toaster! (Apparently, the toast-maker at Charles Strite's workplace was not a professional toast-maker.) Strite filed the patent application for this invention on May 29, 1919. This is definitely one of the best things since sliced bread...