Classmate Facts # 53 - It Happened in the 20th Century

1. 1947 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are discovered by a Bedouin Shepherd in Jordan - dating from the 1st century, they are in Aramaic, the language of Jesus, and Hebrew.

2. 1908 - Henry Ford rolls out his first Ford Model T, the car for the people!

3. 1927 - Charles Lindbergh flies non-stop from New York to Paris in the "Spirit of St. Louis".

4. 1917 - Charlie Chaplin signs the first million dollar movie contract.

5. 1994 - An asteroid passes the earth at only 160,000 km.

6. 1902 - The teddy bear is created after a Russian immigrant sees a newspaper cartoon depicting President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.

7. 1978 - The first test tube baby, Louise Brown, is born in England!