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Begining of the flappers
Women gained a more "free", look with thier style of bobbed hair and short skirts. -
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Great Depression/ Roaring 20's
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First commercial radio broadcast
The radio in the 1920's was like live television to us today. Family gathered in the living room to listen to the latest broadcast. Dont get me wrong, there weere plenty of shows, entertainment, etc. (just no screen. The images were left by imagination) -
Movie Mania
More and more families liked the start of these new films at theaters. Even at 5 cents a person, the movies gained tons of money a week. Making sense because about 26 million FAMILIES, went to the movies a week. -
Death of a Legend
Warren G. Harding (Pres.) dies of stroke in San Francisco hotel room. -
Klansmen march
40 thousand Klu Klux Klan (KKK) members march to Washington, thier white hooded pocession filling Pensilvainia Avenue. -
Begining of Great Depression
The devastating stock market crash, effecting people for many years, started on this date. -
Huge Bank Crash
New York's Bank of U.S. was the largest bank failure in U.S. history -
Presedential election
Pres. FDR ( Franklin D. Roosevelt) was elected president -
unemployment skyrocketed
20.1% unemployment rate -
Depression Ended
Depression is associated with ending on this date.
