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The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
Events from the year 1920 in the United States. ... List of American films of 1920; Timeline of United States history (1900–1929) ... 1920: The Year That Made the ...
1920 – First radio broadcasts, by KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit; 1920 – Volstead Act; 1920 – Esch–Cummins Act; 1920 – Economy collapses. The Depression of 1920–21 begins. 1920 – National Football League is formed; 1920 – 1920 U.S. presidential election: Warren G. Harding elected president, and Calvin Coolidge vice president.
June 11: The end of the Kosovo War ends the Yugoslav Wars. August 3: At least 58 people die and hundreds of homes are buried in a massive landslide in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal, which has caused by the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Olga. August 26: The Second Chechen War begins.
November 7 – The first of the Palmer Raids is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution: over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 different U.S. cities by the end of January 1920. November 9 – Felix the Cat appears in Feline Follies, making him the first cartoon character.
1920s: The Spanish Flu. In the fall of 1918, a mutated version of the virus that claimed its first victims in the spring made its way around the world, causing the death rate to escalate quickly ...
A graphical view of the Cosmic Calendar, featuring the months of the year, days of December, and the final minute. The Cosmic Calendar is a method to visualize the chronology of the universe , scaling its current age of 13.8 billion years to a single year in order to help intuit it for pedagogical purposes in science education or popular science .
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...