How Kellogg's Cornflakes Were Invented in 1906
Chapter 1

Earthshaking events and global news

Chapter 2

The birth of modern media and entertainment

Chapter 3

Literature, reform, and the pursuit of truth

Chapter 4

Art, science, and the spirit of play

YOUR GOAL

Master of A ticket to the shaking world of 1906

Ch 2 · The birth of modern media and entertainment
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schopenhauer Inventor Reginald Fessenden broadcasts the human voice over radio waves.

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schopenhauer The Birth of Feature Films

We're sitting in the dark for a whole entire hour, watching the world's very first feature film!

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schopenhauer J. Stuart Blackton created the earliest animated cartoon using chalk drawings.

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The airwaves sing on Christmas Eve

schopenhauer The very first voice and music radio broadcast surprised ship operators on Christmas Eve, 1906.

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Animation takes its first steps

schopenhauer A short silent film introduced audiences to the magic of hand-drawn chalk drawings coming to life.

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Making Waves 1906
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schopenhauer Sort the trivia cards to learn how pop culture and news made waves in 1906.

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Fun Fact

Banning the outlaws: The Story of the Kelly Gang was so popular in Australia that in 1914, the government banned bushranger films, fearing they inspired real-life crimes.

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Glossary
feature film (noun)
A full-length motion picture, typically the main item in a commercial theater program. The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, was released in Australia in 1906.

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Gossip

Would you spend 12 hours hooked to a heated hair-curling machine?

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Quiz

What was the title of the 1906 Australian silent film that is widely recognized as the world's first feature-length narrative movie?

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schopenhauer The Story of the Kelly Gang pioneered the feature-length film.

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Which iconic breakfast cereal company was founded in February 1906 to distribute toasted flakes of corn?

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schopenhauer The origin of Kellogg's cornflakes.

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Which Canadian inventor made the world's first voice and music radio broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1906?

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Who invented the electric 'permanent wave' hair-curling machine that debuted in London in 1906?

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Which luxury British car manufacturing partnership was officially incorporated as a company in March 1906?

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What instrument did Reginald Fessenden play live on the air during his historic 1906 Christmas Eve radio broadcast?

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Which early Australian outlaw was the subject of the world's first feature-length film released in 1906?

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Who directed the groundbreaking 1906 short film 'Humorous Phases of Funny Faces,' which pioneered early animation?

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