Consider these clues…

This tragic event occurred…

The HMS Formidable off the coast of Dorset, England

A German U-Boat

…or how about this little ray of sunshine….

After infecting 25 people…Mary Mallon (aka Typhoid Mary) is QUARENTINED FOR LIFE!!!!

Not sure yet?Ok…how about if I bounce this clue off of you?

William Henry Bragg William Lawrence BraggAND

They earned the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in X-ray diffraction.

They also had a law named after them, and it looks like this… nλ = 2dsinθ

Ok, ok…maybe this will help. Let me introduce to you someone whose theories may seem a little shifty.

He comes all the way from Berlin Germany…give a round of applause to

Alfred Wegener was a geologist who is known for his theory of continental drift.

Still perplexed?Are these clues still a little too obscure?

Well, this next clue should help, but that may be relative.

Ahhhh…Guten Tag!I’ve been very busy these last several years trying to find a

geometric theory of gravitation.

Well, my search is over. I am pleased to announce to the world my Theory of General Relativity.

Here’s a little preview.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Gμν + Λμνg = -----------8πG

c4Tμν

Well…if that last clue didn’t help, this one is sure to be uplifting…

the predecessor of NASA, is founded.

Here is something that once was, but is not anymore…

Do you recognize it?The surface is ruff!

It’s Pluto, and in this year it was photographed for the first time ever, but it was not yet classified as a planet.

Say Cheese!

Hey… Let’s not leave out sports!

Babe Ruth hits his first career home run off of Jack Warhop!

…and speaking of sports…

…a Norwegian-American racecar driver, set an automobile speed record of …

102.6 m.p.h…while driving a Stutz Bearcat luxury racing car, much like this one…

And finally, for all you movie buffs…Your LAST clue…

The controversial silent film

Directed by D.W. Griffith…

…premieres in Los Angeles, California

wait for it…

wait for it…

TNT

GIVE UP WHAT YEAR IT WAS?