historical-nonfiction:

• the average US life expectancy was 47 years old
• only 14% of homes had a bathtub
• the maximum speed in most cities was 10 mph
• the tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
• more than 95% of births took place at home
• 90% of US physicians had no college education
• Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering its country for any reason whatsoever
• the American flag had 45 stars
• the population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30 people
• only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school
• there were only 230 reported murders in the entire US