Lata 1900. (dekada)

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Albert Einstein photo 1920.jpg
Photograph of Albert Einstein in his office at the University of Berlin, published in the USA in 1920.

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Enrico Caruso.jpeg
Enrico Caruso in front of his white Empire style upright piano, a present of the piano manufacturer Hardman, Peck and Company, in his apartment in New York City. Reference: Fryer, Paul (2005). The Opera Singer and the Silent Film. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 38 f.

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"China -- the cake of kings and... of emperors" (a French pun on king cake and kings and emperors wishing to "consume" China). French political cartoon from 1898. A pastry represents "Chine" (French for China) and is being divided between caricatures of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, William II of Germany (who is squabbling with Queen Victoria over a borderland piece, whilst thrusting a knife into the pie to signify aggressive German intentions), Nicholas II of Russia, who is eyeing a particular piece, the French Marianne (who is diplomatically shown as not participating in the carving, and is depicted as close to Nicholas II, as a reminder of the Franco-Russian Alliance), and a samurai representing Japan, carefully contemplating which pieces to take. A stereotypical Qing official throws up his hands to try and stop them, but is powerless. It is meant to be a figurative representation of the Imperialist tendencies of these nations towards China during the decade.

Battle off Ulsan.jpg
Sinking of the "Leulic", 14 Aug. Sinking of the Russian cruiser Rurik in the Battle off Ulsan during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904, from a contemporary propaganda postcard

McKinleyAssassination.jpg
assassination of President William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz at Pan-American Exposition reception on September 6, 1901.

Wrightflyer.jpg
First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with his hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright ran alongside to balance the machine, and just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing in the photo. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. This was considered "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air, powered flight" by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.