WEEKLY HUMOR
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1901: Near-Sighted Teddy Roosevelt Bags President McKinley on Safari. 1903: Wright Brothers Announce 3-Second Meal Service on All 12-Second Flights. 1908: President Taft Calls for Federal Legislation to Enlarge Doorways, Railway Seats, Bathtubs. 1912: Albania Lapses into Anarchy 85 Years Too Soon. 1912: Shipping Magnate Declares Titanic-Iceberg Merger Successful. 1913: Congress Creates IRS "to Unite Nation Against Common Enemy." 1914: Panama Canal Opens New Era of Global Trade in Panama Hats. 1914: Fighting Breaks Out Between War Correspondents. 1915: German Submarine Fires Warning Torpedo into Lusitania. 1916: Army Physicians Laud Mustard Gas as First Inhalable Condiment. 1917: President Wilson Vows to Make World Safe for Robber Barons. 1918: Lenin Orders Pictures of Czar's Family Put on Milk Cartons. 1918: Wife's Honeymoon Antics Give Gandhi Idea of Passive Resistance. 1919: Congress Votes for Prohibition, Celebrates with First Toast in Congressional Speakeasy. | |||
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