The Roaring Twenties

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1920-1929
"The Roaring Twenties"
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Introduction
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U.S. Headlines
The 19th Amendment Passed In 1920, the 19th
Amendment was passed in the United States,
granting suffrage to women (for those of you who
forgot suffrage means the right to vote) First
Miss America Pageant In 1921, the first Miss
America Pageant took place with a total of eight
contestants in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The
winner, a 16-year old girl from Washington, D.C.,
was Margaret Gorman. In the beginning the
competitors stood as delegates for their cities,
not for their states like it is today.
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• First Man to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean
• On May 20, 1927, twenty-five-year old airmail
  pilot Charles Augustus Lindbergh accomplished an
  amazing task he became the first man to fly solo
  nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. Afterwards,
  Lindbergh became an international star. Lindbergh
  left Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on
  May 20, 1927, at 752 a.m. and landed in Paris,
  France, 33 1/2 hours later. His plane, The Spirit
  of St. Louis, a 220 horsepower monoplane, was
  named for the Missouri investors who had
  sponsored his flight. Lindbergh also used 2,000
  for the flight. The pilot would go on to receive
  a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Pulitzer
  Prize.

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Presidents and Vice Presidents

• The Presidents of the United States were all
  Republicans during this decade
• Warren G. Harding 1921-21
• Calvin Coolidge 1923-29
• Herbert Hoover 1929-33

Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
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World Headlines
Egypt Becomes an Independent Nation For a
period of forty years, Great Britain controlled
Egypt. British troops were sent in 1882, and the
country, the Arab Republic of Egypt, gained its
freedom in 1922. 44 Killed in R38 Accident In
August of 1921, only five of 49 persons survived
a R38 accident. The R38, the largest airship
built at the time, was being tested by the
British. The original plans were to sell the
700-foot airship to the United States. However,
the test flight failed drastically, however.
After it tore in half, the machine burst into
flames, causing a death toll of 44 British and
American people.
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• Lebanon
• In May 1926, a constitution was established in
  Paris for the republic of Lebanon. In order to
  try to resolve differences between Muslims and
  Christians in the republic, the presidential slot
  was made open to a Christian and Prime Minister
  for a Muslim. Parliament seats and Cabinet
  positions were also divided according to
  religious beliefs for every five Muslims in the
  Parliament, six Christians were added.

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Books
American writer Sinclair Lewis, or Harry
Sinclair Lewis publishes Main Street. Aldous
Leonard Huxley publishes Crome Yellow James
Augustine Aloysius Joyce introduces his novel,
Ulysses. T.S. Eliot (1888 - 1965), or Thomas
Stearns Eliot, publishes The Waste Land,
Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961) publishes
his book, The Sun Also Rises. Ernest Miller
Hemingway (1899 - 1961) publishes A Farewell to
Arms.
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Sports
Waterskiing is Invented Ralph Samuelson of
Minnesota invented waterskiing in 1922. After
unsuccessful attempts of skiing on water with
barrel staves and snow skis, the 18-year old
tried out pinewood boards with curved tips. For
the tips, Samuelson applied boiler steam to the
8' x 9" wooden boards. Other materials were used
as well an iron ring for a handle and 100 feet
of cord for a towrope.
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• Babe Ruth Breaks Home Run Record
• George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948), often known to
  his fans as Babe Ruth, hit a total of 60 home
  runs in 1927. This record-breaker would remain a
  record itself until 1961, when Roger Eugene Maris
  (1934 - 85) hit 61 home runs. The record has
  since then been broken by Sammy Sosa of the
  Chicago Cubs with 66 homers in 1998 and Mark
  McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals with 70 in the
  same year.
• Man O War was also a racehorse during this time

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Movies

Disney presents Mickey Mouse in Steamboat
Willie, a cartoon complete with sound.
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Entertainment Personalities

• Felix the Cat Cartoon Character
• Mickey Mouse Cartoon
  Character
• Clara Bow Film
  Actress, "The IT Girl
• George Herman "Babe" Ruth U.S. Baseball Player

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Science, Technology other stuff

• Insulin is discovered
• Penicillin is Discovered
• The first television is invented
• Vitamin E is discovered
• The public is able to hear radio broadcasting for
  the first time.
• The first water resistant watch was created in
  Switzerland
• Kodak introduces 16mm color film
• First car created by Henry Ford

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• Kleenex was invented in 1924
• The Lie Detector was Invented in 1921
• The Bulldozer was Invented in 1923
• Kool-Aid (originally called Fruit Smack) was
  invented in 1927
• Band-Aids were also invented in the 20s
• In 1928 the bubble gum was first invented

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Fashion trends
Flappers In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She
smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her
hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties.
She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.
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Fads
DANCE MARATHONS    Mostly every weekend couples
would spree to go and dance the night away.  They
would dance to the Charleston, and the Fox-trot. 
The swing dance was also popular in the 1920's. 
The longest dance record recorded was 3 weeks of
dancing.
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TEST!!!

• What year was water skiing invented?
• 1920 c.1940
• b. 1922 d. theres no such thing as water skiing
• 2. The cartoon character in Steamboat Willie is
• Mr. Snyder as a child c. Garfield
• Mickey Mouse d. Cinderella
• 3. All the Presidents in the 1920s were
• Republicans c. neither
• Democrats d. hippies

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• 4. Suffrage means the right to
• Vote c. go shopping
• Suffer d. none of the above
• Kool-Aid was originally called
• Fruit punch c. crystal light
• Fruit smack d. none of the abouve