What year was that? The president was who?

        I don’t know if this would help anyone else.  I put it together for a reference for myself because I am always having to look up dates or words for reference. The beginning is pretty elementary but the rest I know I will use for dates and history reference for items I find.  It does make searching for facts a bit easier.                                 

 

 

                                                        TERMS 

Antique:

               Denotes an object 100 years old or more in antiquity world

               of collecting   The U.S. Customs first denoted it  to be anything 

               made before 1830. It was later changed to anything over 100  

               years  old.

  Retro: 

             Means backward in time, used liberally in commerce to sell products.

                Term used to describe something old finding a new use

                in a different year.

  Collectible:

             Something of value under 100 years worth holding on to and collecting.  The

                worth is arbitrary and individually valued.

Art Nouveau:

             Time in the turn of the 20^th century using s curves and natural organic                

                movement in art

                                                    TIMELINE

                                           WARS

1817-1898: Indian wars.

                      January 1, 1817, to December 31, 1898 (US Data)

1898-1902 : Spanish-American War.

                        April 21, 1898, to July 4, 1902 (US data)

                   President in office at the time:                                                                                           

                        William McKinley (1843-1901) 

1917-1918: World War I

                    President in office at the time:

                         Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) US President during World War I.

1939-1945:  World War II

                         Years for veterans December of 1941- December 1946

                        Presidents in office at the time:

                                   President Franklin Roosevelt

                                           signed the Declaration of War against Japan,    

                                           in December 1941

                                           shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

                                           Died in office in April of 1945

                                   President Harry Truman succeeded him

1950-1955: Korean Conflict (US data)

                    Presidents in office at the time:

                       Harry Truman 1950 when began,

                         Dwight Eisenhower elected in 1952  armistice was signed         

                         in 1953.

1961-1975 : Vietnam war for veterans

                        For others August 1964 to May of 1975 (US data) 

                       Presidents in office at the time:

                                      Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961

                                      John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

                                      Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

                                      Richard Nixon 1969-1974

                                      Gerald Ford 1974-1977

 

                                      AGES & ERAS

1801-1900; Gilded age of America

1865-1877: Reconstructive Era of America

 

                   President in office at the time:                                                         

                         1861:Abraham Lincoln elected

1900-1940: Machine age

                    1903:Ford Motor Co formed

                    1903:First World Series

1918: the “Great” influenza year

1919 : Prohibition starts

                      Amendment 18, of the U.S. Constitution Prohibition enacted  

                           for  Abolishing Alcohol    

1920-1929: Roaring 20’s

                    Presidents in office at the time

                          1921, Theodore Roosevelt

                          1923 Calvin Coolidge

                          1929 Herbert Hoover 

                         Known as the Roaring 20s, Jazz Age. Age of intolerance

                          Famous figures in this time are Sinclair Lewis, William   

                          Faukner, Carl Sandburg, Earnest Hemingway, Cole Porter,

                          George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin,

                          Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino and Babe Ruth.

                          1923:Yankee Stadium open

                          1927: Lindbergh first flight

                          1927: First “talkie” Jazz Singer           

1920-1930 :Art Deco

                         international design and art movement

                         Influences by Cubist, Pablo Picasso, Mayan ruins, &  

                         King Tut’s tomb

1929-1939: Great Depression

                         Presidents in office at the time

                          1928, Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 - October 20,                      

                            1964
                            1932  Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (January 30, 1882 - April 12,

                                1945)
 1930-1940: Art Deco 

                         international design and art movement

                         Time frame from WW1 To WW11 generally

                         Influence Cubist, Pablo Picasso, Mayan, Yucatan, &  

                         King Tutt’s tomb

 1935-1945:retro-modern period of jewelry

                       Term used primarily for jewelry

1940 (mid)-1960 (mid): Mid-century Modern

                       casual furnishing and carefree look

                         tract home era starts

                         mass production of wares begins

1957-and beyond: Space age