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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 ...
Cosmetics, which until the 1920s were not typically accepted in American society because of their association with prostitution, became extremely popular. [ 73 ] In the 1920s, new magazines appealed to young German women with a sensuous image and advertisements for the appropriate clothes and accessories they would want to purchase.
March 1 – The United States Railroad Administration returns control of American railroads to its constituent railroad companies. March 10 – The Baylor Business Men's Club changes its name to the Baylor University Chamber of Commerce. March 19 – United States Congress refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.
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.
1920s: Finance. America's wealth more than doubled in the years between 1920 and '29. Most of this wealth funneled into finance and industry, but enough trickled down to low-level employees to let ...
The American Expeditionary Force Siberia, August 15, 1918 – April 1, 1920 The American Expeditionary Force North Russia , September 4, 1918 – August 5, 1919 The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, January 29, 1919
After the war, the United States of America rejected the Treaty of Versailles and did not join the League of Nations. In 1920, the manufacture, sale, import and export of alcohol was prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Possession of liquor, and drinking it, was never illegal before.
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