What generation is 1906? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1906)

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 1906

  • Josephine Baker (Jun 3, 1906)
  • Satchel Paige (Jul 7, 1906)
  • Grace Hopper (Dec 9, 1906)
  • Aristotle Onassis (Jan 20, 1906)
  • Leonid Brezhnev (Dec 19, 1906)
  • Lou Costello (Mar 6, 1906)
  • Grace Williams (Feb 19, 1906)
  • Philo Farnsworth (Aug 19, 1906)
  • Thelma Todd (Jul 29, 1906)
  • George Sanders (Jul 3, 1906)

What Happened in 1906

  1. Feb 10 - British battleship HMS Dreadnought launches after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with its revolutionary design
  2. Apr 18 - San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city
  3. Sep 16 - Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay claim to have discovered the Magnetic South Pole in Antarctica
  4. Sep 25 - Leonardo Torres Quevedo successfully demonstrates the Telekino at Bilbao before a great crowd, guiding a boat from the shore, considered the birth of the remote control
  5. Nov 3 - International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help
  6. Nov 21 - China prohibits the opium trade
  7. Dec 30 - The All India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India Empire, later laid down the foundations of Pakistan

Top Songs 1906

  1. Nobody - Bert Williams
  2. The Grand Old Rag - Billy Murray
  3. Stop Your Tickling Jock - Harry Lauder
  4. Casey at the Bat - DeWolf Hopper
  5. Let it Alone - Bert Williams
  6. So Long, Mary - Corrine Morgan
  7. Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie - Harry Tally
  8. Clelia (Ao Desfraldar da Vela) - Mario Pinheiro
  9. La Forza Del Destino - Solenne in Quest' Ora - Enrico Caruso & Antonio Scotti
  10. Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie - Byron G Harlan

Popular Movies 1906

  1. Apachentanz - Director: Messter, Oskar. Country: Germany.
  2. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart. Country: USA.
  3. Kathleen Mavourneen - Director: Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  4. The Life of a Cowboy - Director: Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  5. The Story of the Kelly Gang - Director: Tait, Charles. Country: Australia.
  6. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend - Director: McCutcheon, Wallace / Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  7. San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18, 1906 - Director: unknown. Country: USA.
  8. A Trip Down Market Street - Director: Miles Brothers. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1906

Theodore Roosevelt
1905 1907