2006 Year-end Review

The Chinese called it the Year of the Dog. The United Nations dubbed 2006 the International Year of the Deserts and Desertification. It was the year that animation turned 100 years old.  2006 also marked the 100^th anniversary of:

• the Teddy Bear;
• AM radio;
• Bubblegum;
• the perm hairdo;
• the Planters peanut brand;
• the Kellogg company;
• Rolls Royce
• Sonar
• Jack London’s book White Fang;
• Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles;
• the Great San Francisco earthquake and fire;
• the feature film – a.k.a. movie (i.e. “The Story of the Kelly Gang” is the 1^st feature film)

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•   Alzheimer’s disease identification [almost forgot that one]