02. False Assumptions Made with changes in your environments: It HAS to be a scam!

New Idea: 1913 - FEDERAL RESERVE ACT
1913, December 22. The Federal reserve Act was released from the joint House and Senate conference committee on December 22, just as Congress was preoccupied with departure for the Christmas recess and in no mood for debate. It quickly passed by a vote of 282 to 60 in the House and 43 to 23 in the Senate. Then President William Howard Taft signed it into law the next day. The United States of America was taken over by a foreign financial power without a shot being fired of a battle being fought in protest even to this day.
New Idea: 1915 - SPREAD OF TELEPHONES
In 1915, there were 11 million telephones nationwide, only 39 years after the invention of a single telephone in Boston. Today, there are 500 million miles of telephone wire. Phones, including the cellular phone, have become a primary means of communications worldwide.

03. False Assumptions Made About New Inventions brings in fears: It HAS to be a fraud!

New Idea: 1920 - RADIOS
The age of commercial radio began when a small Pittsburgh station became the first to broadcast election returns on November 20, 1920. In its heyday, radio was the world's number-one source of news and entertainment.
New Idea: 1926 - TELEVISION
The first television broadcast on January 27, 1926, went into just three homes. But by the end of the 1950s, 90 percent of U.S. homes had a television. Hailed as the communications medium of the 20th century, television has helped us learn more about each other and created a global culture.

04. False Assumptions Made About the People it effects: It HAS to be a con game!

New Idea: 1933 - SPREAD OF ELECTRICITY
With Franklin D. Roosevelt's Tennessee Valley Authority (1933), the Hoover Dam in Arizona (1936), and other large dams and power plants, electricity spread to the masses. Today's massive electric power grid, power generators, motors and thousands of other devices have made this the "electric century."
New Idea: 1938 - PHOTOCOPY MACHINES
American Chester Floyd Carlson invented the photocopy machine in 1938. In 1959 the Xerox Corporation introduced its first commercial copier, making the dissemination of information less expensive, faster and more convenient.

05. False Assumptions Made About New Business Inventions: It HAS to be a pyramid scheme!

New Idea: 1940s - FRANCHISE BUSINESSES
While small franchises operated in the early 20th century, the true era of this business innovation began after World War II, when the affordable purchase of a franchise allowed veterans to go into business for themselves and still retain the expertise and advertising support of their parent company. Among the greatest success stories - Howard Johnson Lodges, McDonald's and A&W Root Beer.
New Idea: 1942 - UNDERWATER EXPLORATIONS
Although there were early pioneers in underwater exploration, it wasn't until 1942 when Jacques Cousteau invented the Aqua-Lung (SCUBA) that he and others began actively exploring the mysterious seas. Underwater exploration has opened up a new world of deep-sea life and has led to a greater appreciation of the need to protect and preserve two-thirds of the Earth's surface.
New Idea: 1945 - SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY
With the defeat of fascism in World War II and the collapse of the major communist governments throughout most of the world, the 20th century has made possible the spread of democracy and the right of peoples to govern themselves.
New Idea: 1947 - EDUCATION FOR THE MASSES
In 1947, America's GI Bill gave a generation the opportunity for higher education. By the 1970s, more than 50 percent of Americans had college degrees. In 1900, few Americans finished even high school, but today nearly 80 percent have their high-school diplomas.
New Idea: 1947 - BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER
After the development of the jet engine in 1930, test pilots began approaching the speed of sound, but many thought that breaking the sound barrier could be fatal. In 1947, U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager reached Mach-1 in a Bell X-1 rocket. Today fighter jets, the Concorde, and the space shuttle routinely travel faster than the speed of sound.
New Idea: 1947 - LEVITTOWN, FIRST AFFORDABLE SUBURBS
In 1947, American entrepreneur and builder William Levitt developed Levittown on Long Island. His "cute" 750-square-foot, two-bedroom homes sold for $7,990 and were immediately bought by returning GIs who wanted to escape the row houses of urban New York. The utilitarian homes ushered in the age of suburbia and made home ownership possible for the majority of Americans.
New Idea: 1947 - JACKIE ROBINSON & SPORTS INTEGRATION
In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to sign a contract with a major-league baseball team, opening the door for minorities in all U.S. national sports.
New Idea: 1947 - TRANSISTORS
Invented by physicists at the famous Bell Labs in New Jersey in 1947, the transistor replaced the vacuum tube as the power source of the "electric century," making possible the computer as well as most other modern electronic devices. By the 1980s, a quarter-inch silicon chip composed of many tiny transistors wired together was 10 times more powerful than the 30-ton ENIAC, at 1-30,000th the cost!

06. False Assumptions Made About unseen cultural influences: It will NEVER work!

New Idea: 1950s - ROCK & ROLL
Blending the American styles of country and western, blues and jazz with a bit of gospel and a pinch of swing, rock and roll was born in the early 1950s. Today it is a multi-billion-dollar industry, has its own global video network (MTV) and provides a cultural link for people worldwide.
New Idea: 1950 - CREDIT CARDS
In 1950, the Diners' Club issued the first credit card in the United States, and American Express followed in 1958. In the postwar boom, the credit card offered Americans a part of the new prosperity and - when used wisely - freed people from the necessity of immediate cash.

07. False Assumptions Made About New Inventions: It HAS to be something illegal!

New Idea: 1960 - LASERS
Invented in 1960 by physicist Gordon Gould, the laser is a high-frequency radio wave that is visible in the optical range. Because the laser is so powerful, the first men on the moon were able to guide a laser beam all the way back to Earth. Currently laser beams are used in medicine, electronics and military weaponry.
New Idea: 1960 - THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL
In 1960, the birth control pill was approved by the FDA. Over 95 percent effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy, the birth control pill put women in control of their reproductive systems and has been credited for lighting the fire under the "sexual revolution." Approximately 400 million women worldwide have used the birth control pill.
New Idea: 1962 - COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES
This important technology began in 1962, with Bell Telephone's launch of Telstar 1. Today's satellites reach across the world, aiding military communication and observation, weather forecasting and all global communication and broadcasting.
New Idea: 1967 - FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT
The first successful heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christian Barnard of South Africa on December 3, 1967. This groundbreaking surgery opened the door to the possibility of prolonging life through organ transplantation.
New Idea: 1969 - EXPLORATION OF OUTER SPACE
The greatest achievement in the human exploration of space was the first moon landing in July 1969. The United States would return to the moon four more times, the last in 1972. Since then we have explored the solar system with probes such as Pioneer and Voyager and successfully landed robots on Mars, the latest being 1997's Mars Pathfinder Mission.

08. False Assumptions Made About New Government Inventions: There HAS to be a catch!

New Idea: 1970s - SEWAGE TREATMENT
The U.S. Clean Water Act of the 1970s mandated sewage treatment facilities throughout the country. Although sewers were invented in the 19th century, sewage treatment, or methods for treating wastewater before returning it to lakes and oceans, was uncommon until after World War II.
New Idea: 1978 - FITNESS MOVEMENT
In 1978, James Fixx popularized jogging for cardiovascular fitness with his book, The Complete Book of Running. In the 1980s, people started joining health clubs, and today there are over 13,000 commercial health clubs in the United States alone.

09. False Assumptions Made About Global Events: It MUST be a lie!

New Idea: 1983 - HIV IDENTIFIED
In 1983, the HIV virus was identified at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, opening the door to possible treatments and a deeper understanding of the human immune system. By 1990, drug protocols were developed, keeping HIV-positive individuals alive longer.
New Idea: 1989 - FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
On November 9, 1989, East and West Germans alike converged on the wall that had separated their city for 28 years and began to tear it down. This extraordinary act, which galvanized television viewers around the world, symbolized the fall of communism and the end of the Cold War.

10. False Assumptions Made About New Communications Tools: This could NEVER happen to me!

New Idea: 1990s - GLOBAL LITERATURE
The 20th century has produced a wealth of important books. Today, novels like Beloved by African-American author Toni Morrison and 100 Years of Solitude by Latin-American author Gabriel Garcia Marquez mark a new, inclusive era in literature, giving voice to cultures and concerns from around the world.
New Idea: 1991 - INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB & INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY
The Internet, developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, really came into its own in the 1990s with the advent of the World Wide Web. Invented by software engineer Tim Berners-Lee, the Web was put on the Internet in the summer of 1991. In less than a decade after its inception, over 60 million people use the World Wide Web, including you!
New Idea: 1999 - INCREASED LIFE EXPECTANCY
Today, the life expectancy in the United States is 76 years for men and 85 years for women. In 1900, life expectancy was 40 years. By 2000, 13 percent of the U.S. population will be over 65. Reasons for increased life expectancy includes the world's doubled food supply, better control of diseases and increased national wealth.