In 1923, the United States was a very different world. Transcontinental airmail service had just begun, and Time magazine had published its first issue. The first permanent radio network debuted, and was playing the song "Yes, We Have No Bananas." The first nonstop transcontinental flight ran between New York and San Diego, and the first U.S. airship was making its maiden flight. Frigidaire introduced the first self-contained refrigerator, and for...