The world we live in moves so quickly — there are things we use today that will be obsolete by 2020 — that it's no surprise that it was completely different from a mere century ago.
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Take a look around your home — 100 years ago, there were no refrigerators, or microwaves, or hairdryers, and very rarely did someone have a bathroom, let alone two or three. Your medicine cabinet wouldn't be filled with Advil or Tylenol, but over-the-counter heroin or mercury.
Keep scrolling to see 16 things that were the norm in the US a century ago.
There was essentially only one type of car, the Model T, and barely anyone drove.
Before the invention of the Model T (also known as a Tin Lizzie) in 1908, car ownership wasn't feasible for everyday Americans. But, once the somewhat affordable, $850 car hit the streets, people all over the country began learning how to drive.
It's hard to imagine almost no one learning how to drive, and only having one real option to choose from — in 2009, 87% of the driving-aged population had driver's licenses, and today there are hundreds of car brands and models to choose from .
Horse and buggies were common place.
It apparently took cars 50 years to fully unseat horses as the preferred mode of transportation.
One of the reasons why is that horses were also useful in rural areas, where they doubled as both transportation and work hands — cars aren't exactly helpful in that way.
Now, riding on a horse and buggy is mainly just a tourist activity.