What generation is 1904? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1904)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1904

  • Dr. Seuss (Mar 2, 1904)
  • Salvador Dalí ( 11, 1904)
  • Cary Grant (Jan 18, 1904)
  • Ray Bolger (Jan 10, 1904)
  • Glenn Miller (Mar 1, 1904)
  • Phil Harris (Jun 24, 1904)
  • Deng Xiaoping (Aug 22, 1904)
  • Dr Charles Drew (Jun 3, 1904)
  • George Balanchine (Jan 22, 1904)
  • Lucile Randon (Feb 11, 1904)

What Happened in 1904

  1. Feb 9 - Japanese land troops at Chemulpo (Inchon), near Seoul, Korea; within the next three weeks they will have advanced to the Yalu River, the border of Manchuria
  2. Feb 23 - United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
  3. Feb 29 - Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7-man Panama Canal Commission to proceed with completing a canal at the Isthmus
  4. Apr 27 - The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister Chris Watson becomes the first Labor government in the world
  5. May 4 - Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal
  6. Jun 16 - Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)
  7. Jul 21 - After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
  8. Oct 28 - St Louis police try a new investigation method - fingerprints
  9. Nov 15 - King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade

Top Songs 1904

  1. Uncle Josh & the Insurance Company - Cal Stewart
  2. Bedelia - Haydn Quartet
  3. Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart) - Haydn Quartet
  4. Bedelia - Billy Murray
  5. Silver Threads Among the Gold - Richard Jose
  6. Toyland - Corrine Morgan
  7. Blue Bell - Frank Stanley & Byron G Harlan
  8. Meet Me in St Louis - Billy Murray
  9. Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart) - Peerless Quartet
  10. Amor Perdido - Patapio Silva

Popular Movies 1904

  1. Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  2. The Blacksmith's Daughter - Director: Collins, Alf. Country: UK.
  3. Cohen's Advertising Scheme - Director: Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  4. Damnation du Docteur Faust - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  5. The Ex-Convict - Director: Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  6. Personal - Director: McCutcheon, Wallace. Country: USA.
  7. Westinghouse Works - Director: Bitzer, G.W.. Country: USA.
  8. Le Voyage à travers l'impossible - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  9. The Living Playing Cards - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.

Who Was US President 1904

Theodore Roosevelt
1903 1905