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Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Coco Chanel was a famous clothing designer that created clothes for the flappers to wear. This is important because without Coco Chanel many famous styles of fashion would not exist today. Coco is most known for her chanel suit, chanel jacket, bell bottoms & Chanel No. 5 perfume -
The Flappers
The Flappers started an era that transformed the modern woman. Along with them they brought a new stlye of fashion with them. Coco Chanel was a big part in flapper clothing. This is important because without flappers women might not have ever changed. -
Langston Hughes "The Negro Speaks Of Rivers"
Langston had published what many consider to be one if his greatest poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" He dedicated it to W.E.B. DuBois. This was important because it led to black poets to be respected. The poem represents life & death -
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club opened in 1923. The Cotton Club </a>has been home to numerous legendary people like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ethel Waters and Lena Horne. Only wealthy, well known people could get in. The Cotton Club is important because it was the hot spot to be at in elder times. -
Broadway
Broadway was a street in New York City where many professional theatres opened up on. Broadway's first theatre opened in 1924. Broadway was a way for people to escape their day to day life. Also Broadway started to relfect what was happening in America. -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong formed a band called the "Hot Five" only for recording purposes. His influential music inspires later Jazz musicians, who sees Louis as a pioneer of Jazz music. -
First Movie With Audio Sound
The movieThe Jazz Singer was the first to feature audio sound in its film. It was produced by Warner Brothers. This encouraged the filmmakers to their work farther increase amount of talking in later movies. -
First Movie With Speech
The Lights Of New York was the first motion picture to feature both sound & speech. Directed by Bryan Foy. The film only costed $23,000 & grossed over a million dollars.This is important because this caused competion between movie makers which in turn led us to where we are in movies today. -
Steamboat Willie (Mickey Mouse)
Walt Disney realeases Steamboat Willie, the world's first synchronized sound cartoon. This is important because Mickey Mouse is now one of the most recognizable icons in American culture. -
The Funnies
The Funnies were the beginning of the comic books. They started around 1920 and quickly progressed. Two of the popular strips were Buck Rodgers & Tarzan. This is important because The Funnies led other famous comic books and introduce comic books as a small part of American culture.
