1905

The title Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is officially recognized by King Edward VII.
Pathé Frères colors black and white films by machine.
Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are banned from the Brooklyn Public Library for setting a "bad example."
Alfred Einhorn introduces novocaine.
Wolves become extinct in Japan.
Civil service examinations are abolished in China.
The Wright Brothers' third aeroplane (Wright Flyer III) stays in the air for 39 minutes with Wilbur piloting, the first aeroplane flight lasting over half an hour.
The Bloody Sunday massacre of Russian demonstrators, at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, helps trigger the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905.

One day I may live in a modern house, but not yet!