Groucho Marx died the same month as Elvis Presley.
By some reckonings the American Wild West era ended after World War I did. Either way, that era basically coincided with the rule of Queen Victoria.
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Does my lifespan count? The internet when I was born vs what we have today today. That was it, every computer and connection. And we could easily go back to 2000 and the difference would still be stunning.
Take my great-grandparents; when they were born (1897) indoor plumbing was a nice thing to have, basically no cars and certainly no powered flight. Well, they died in the 90s. Too long a time slice? 100-years ain't much against human history.
The German ship Blücher was sunk during WW2 by a Whitehead Torpedo.
Buffalo Bill likely passed within a few hundred yards of one such torpedo while visiting Britain.
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World War 2 happened a few years after after World War 1. If someone didn't already know that it would be pretty surprising I think.
There was also a Persian Empire on the map during World War 1. Qajar Persia specifically.
Ottomans as well