The year is 1903, 100 years ago:

* The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47.

* Only 14% of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.

* Only 8% of the homes had a telephone.

* A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.

* There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and only 144 miles of paved roads.

* The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

* Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only 21st most populous state in the Union.

* The average U.S. worker earned between $200 and $400/year.

* A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000/yr, a dentist $2,500/yr, and a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000.

* More than 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home.

* Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. (아, 지저분해!)

* Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.

* The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

* The population of Las Vegas was 30.

* Canned beer and iced tea hadn't been invented.

* There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

* One in 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write.

* Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.

* Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were available over the counter drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

* 18% of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or a maid.

* There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S.