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Hire purchase. A hire purchase (HP), [1] also known as an installment plan, is an arrangement whereby a customer agrees to a contract to acquire an asset by paying an initial installment (e.g., 40% of the total) and repaying the balance of the price of the asset plus interest over a period of time.
Fast-forward 100 years to news that was eerily similar. The first coronavirus cases were reported in China just before the dawn of a new decade, and the pandemic continues, having killed an ...
During the 19th century, the upper and middle classes had more leisure time than people of previous generations. This led to the creation of a variety of parlour games to allow these gentlemen and ladies to amuse themselves at small parties. Boxed parlour games were very popular from around 1920 until into the 1960s, especially around Christmas.
A rent party (sometimes called a house party) is a social occasion where tenants hire a musician or band to play and pass the hat to raise money to pay their rent, originating in Harlem during the 1920s. These parties were a means for Black tenants to eat, dance, and get away from everyday hardship and discrimination.
The Midwest has the monopoly on some of the best Christmas treats, too — like sweet candy barks (like our gingerbread cookie bark), buckeyes, Jell-O cake, and Kringle.
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December 1920 events by continent (1 C) ... Bloody Christmas (1920) Broome race riots of 1920; C. Burning of Cork; D. Ambush at Dillon's Cross; G. 1920 Greek ...
Of course, if subtlety isn't your specialty, then go all out with this impressive 9-foot pre-lit Christmas tree that's flocked with snowflakes to give it an extra cozy and wintery look.