The year is 1906. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1906: Please feel free you add your own statistics for the past 100 or more years! Just Google USA Statistics for the year desired....... And feel free to post in this thread so everyone can have even more amusment..
Do we have a source for this information? In other words, as an educator, where can I find a listing for this information (as well as for other years too?)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(huskers @ Feb 7 2007, 08:52 PM) [snapback]386723[/snapback]</div> Yes, population in 1906 85,450,000 Now 6,574,905,039
I wonder if back in the wild west scientists thought too much methane gas from horses was causing a hole in the ozone layer? :huh: :mellow:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SSimon @ Feb 7 2007, 06:58 PM) [snapback]386726[/snapback]</div> This can't be right.
Those numbers look reasonable to me. You are thinking of the global population of humans, aren't you?
Oops. You're right. Global population was approx. 1,600,000 in 1906. Here's the link from the census bureau. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html The "Now" global population part is correct. Sorry Here, this one looks like a global warming graph......... :blink: http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/popgr...j/worldpop.html
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SSimon @ Feb 7 2007, 08:46 PM) [snapback]386751[/snapback]</div> Still off by a factor of 1,000 - it's 1,600,000,000 (everyone seems to agree we hit the one billion mark by 1850).
I remember it well. It was the year when a Liberal government was elected in the UK for the first time. They had a majority of 84 and immediately embarked on sweeping social reforms one of which was old age pensions for the first time. The population of New York was 4 million and London was 4.5 million. The US made 23,000 motor vehicles.
