Robert Marx celebrated his 100th birthday a few weeks ago. He still keeps active maintaining his garden, playing in a jazz band and fulfilling various religious responsibilities.
"1914: World War I begins, and the Panama Canal is officially opened after 10 years of construction. The world's first red and green traffic lights are installed in Cleveland, Ohio and the first animated cartoon is released. 'Tarzan of the Apes' is published, U.S. Congress approves Mother's Day, Paramount Pictures is formed and the last known passenger pigeon dies in the Cincinnati Zoo."
This is the year the first airline flight is scheduled and Henry Ford introduces the assembly line for Model T- Fords. Ford Motor Company wages jump from $2.40 per nine-hour day to $5 for an eight-hour day and...
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