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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 ...
May 10 – John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (born 1837) May 16 – Levi P. Morton, 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (born 1824) May 21 – Eleanor H. Porter, novelist (born 1868) June 5 – Julia A. Moore, poet (born 1847) [21] June 11 – Esther G. Frame, Quaker minister and evangelist (born 1840)
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In France, the decade was known as the années folles (' crazy years '), [10] emphasizing the era's social, artistic and cultural dynamism. Jazz blossomed, the flapper redefined the modern look for British and American women, [11] [12] and Art Deco peaked. [13]
1920s: Culture Wars. As European economies recovered and the USA boomed in the wake of World War I, the number of Americans living in cities exceeded the number on farms for the first time.
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.
At 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 1920, America was cut off. Saloons closed their doors. Taps stopped flowing. People stockpiled their whiskey, beer and wine to weather the dry spell that would last 13 years.
Explaining the politics of public social spending in Britain, 1900-1911, and the United States, 1880s-1920." American Sociological Review (1984): 726–750. online; Ortiz, Paul. Emancipation betrayed: The hidden history of black organizing and white violence in Florida from reconstruction to the bloody election of 1920 (U of California Press ...