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Modern Entertainment
Book club, the radio, movies, spectator sports all became new ways of entertainment. Radio was the most popular way of entertainment. -
KKK
The terrorist organization originally from Reconstruction, was revisioned in 1920, after a new Klan leadership with the eye for publicity. The Klan hated more than Catholics, including, Jews, Asians, African-Americans, and Europeans who were not from the non-Nordic countries of the North. -
Washing Machine
Invented in 1916, helps reduce the time women would have to take to wash laundry. -
Portable Vacuum
Invented by William Henry Hoover, the Hoover vacuum. Still around today, was about $500 in todays dollars for a nice vacuum. Helped clean carpets in a much shorter amount of time. -
Mass Media
November of 1920 the first commercially licensed radio station began broadcasting live results of the presidential election. It was known as the "talking box." People eventually began buying them and by the end of 1926, there was 700 commercial radio stations. -
Babe Ruth
Sold to the Yankees from the Red Sox, sold for $125,000. -
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were established in 1920. The Fourteen points were adopted by diplomats mostly. -
Prohibition
In 1919 the Constitution had banned the manufacture and sale of "intoxicating liquors." From then on, it was illegal to sell any beverages with more than .5% alcohol. -
Women Voting Rights
On August 18, 1920, Tennessee House of Representatives voted in favor of the amendment by a vote of 50-49. -
Terror
In September of 1920, America had its worst terrorist attack in its history. A horse drawn cart was carrying a massive explosive that was detonated on Wall Street. 38 people were killed and hundreds were injured. -
De-Facto President
When Wilson was on a campaign trial, he suffered a blood clot that caused paralysis, partial blindness, and brain damage. For the year and a half left in his term, first lady, Edith Wilson stepped in and served for the remainder of his term. -
Mr. President
In August of 1923 Calvin Coolidge becomes the President of the United States. He served as the 30th US president.
