1920s

1897

By 1936, the transition phase arguably ends, with Modern Times being the last notable silent film. Karl Ferdinand Braun invents the modern electronic cathode ray tube in 1897.

1915

Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, and Sherwood Anderson. A peak in the early 1920s in the membership of the Ku Klux Klan of four to five million members (after its reemergence in 1915), followed by a rapid decline down to an estimated 30,000 members by 1930. The Scopes Trial (1925), which declared that John T.

1919

Prohibition in the United States began January 16, 1919, with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution, effective as of January 17, 1920, and it continued throughout the 1920s.

1920

Louis rect 1 405 250 599 Chinese Civil War rect 255 404 416 599 March on Rome rect 419 405 572 598 1929 stock market crash The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. In North America, it is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age", while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age Twenties" because of the economic boom following World War I.

French speakers refer to the period as the "Années folles" ("Crazy Years"), emphasizing the era's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The economic prosperity experienced by many countries during the 1920s (especially the United States) was similar in nature to that experienced in the 1950s and 1990s.

These shifts in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1990s, occurred in part as the result of the conclusion of World War I and Spanish flu, World War II, and the Cold War, respectively. The 1920s saw foreign oil companies begin operations throughout South America.

Venezuela became the world's second largest oil producing nation. In some countries the 1920s saw the rise of radical political movements, especially in regions that were once part of empires.

Economic problems contributed to the emergence of dictators in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, to include Józef Piłsudski in the Second Polish Republic, and Peter and Alexander Karađorđević in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The devastating Wall Street Crash in October 1929 is generally viewed as a harbinger of the end of 1920s prosperity in North America and Europe. == Social history == The Roaring Twenties brought about several novel and highly visible social and cultural trends.

Prohibition in the United States began January 16, 1919, with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution, effective as of January 17, 1920, and it continued throughout the 1920s.

National quotas curbed most Eastern and Southern European nationalities, further enforced the ban on immigration of East Asians, Indians and Africans, and put mild regulations on nationalities from the Western Hemisphere (Latin Americans). The major sport was baseball and the most famous player was Babe Ruth. The Lost Generation (which characterized disillusionment), was the name Gertrude Stein gave to American writers, poets, and artists living in Europe during the 1920s.

Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, and Sherwood Anderson. A peak in the early 1920s in the membership of the Ku Klux Klan of four to five million members (after its reemergence in 1915), followed by a rapid decline down to an estimated 30,000 members by 1930. The Scopes Trial (1925), which declared that John T.

The Fascist regime pursues an aggressive expansionist agenda in Europe such as by raiding the Greek island of Corfu in 1923, pressuring Albania to submit to becoming a de facto Italian protectorate in the mid-1920s, and holding territorial aims on the region of Dalmatia in Yugoslavia. In Germany, the Weimar Republic suffers from economic crisis in the early 1920s and hyperinflation of currency in 1923.

Steamboat Willie was the first sound cartoon to attract widespread notice and popularity. === Fashion === The 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era.

The suits men wear today are still based, for the most part, on those worn in the late 1920s.

The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion.

While there are only a few radio stations in 1920–21, by 1922 the radio craze is sweeping the country. 1922: The BBC begins radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom as the British Broadcasting Company, a consortium between radio manufacturers and newspapers.

It became a public broadcaster in 1926. On August 27, 1920, regular wireless broadcasts for entertainment began in Argentina for the first time, by a Buenos Aires group including Enrique Telémaco Susini.

1921

The first station to receive a commercial license is WBZ, then in Springfield MA, in mid-September 1921.

1922

In 1922, the fascist leader Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy after a coup d'état.

The CRT became a commercial product in 1922. Record companies (such as Victor, Brunswick and Columbia) introduce an electrical recording process on their phonograph records in 1925 (that had been developed by Western Electric), resulting in a more lifelike sound. The first electric razor is patented in 1928 by the American manufacturer Col.

While there are only a few radio stations in 1920–21, by 1922 the radio craze is sweeping the country. 1922: The BBC begins radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom as the British Broadcasting Company, a consortium between radio manufacturers and newspapers.

1923

The Fascist regime pursues an aggressive expansionist agenda in Europe such as by raiding the Greek island of Corfu in 1923, pressuring Albania to submit to becoming a de facto Italian protectorate in the mid-1920s, and holding territorial aims on the region of Dalmatia in Yugoslavia. In Germany, the Weimar Republic suffers from economic crisis in the early 1920s and hyperinflation of currency in 1923.

From 1923 to 1925 the Occupation of the Ruhr takes place.

1924

Organized crime turns to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor, led by figures such as Al Capone, boss of the Chicago Outfit. The Immigration Act of 1924 places restrictions on immigration.

Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One's Own and Orlando Aldous Huxley publishes his inaugural novel Crome Yellow Harold Gray begins to write and draw the comic strip Little Orphan Annie (August 5, 1924) and continues to do so until his death in 1968. Sylvia Townsend Warner publishes Lolly Willowes in 1926 James Joyce publishes Ulysses Franz Kafka publishes The Trial T.

1925

From 1923 to 1925 the Occupation of the Ruhr takes place.

The CRT became a commercial product in 1922. Record companies (such as Victor, Brunswick and Columbia) introduce an electrical recording process on their phonograph records in 1925 (that had been developed by Western Electric), resulting in a more lifelike sound. The first electric razor is patented in 1928 by the American manufacturer Col.

From 1925, the public passionately embraced the styles associated with the Roaring Twenties.

1926

In 1928, he invents and demonstrates the first color television. Warner Brothers produces the first movie with a soundtrack Don Juan in 1926, followed by the first Part-Talkie The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first All-Talking movie Lights of New York in 1928 and the first All-Color All-Talking movie On with the Show, 1929.

It became a public broadcaster in 1926. On August 27, 1920, regular wireless broadcasts for entertainment began in Argentina for the first time, by a Buenos Aires group including Enrique Telémaco Susini.

Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One's Own and Orlando Aldous Huxley publishes his inaugural novel Crome Yellow Harold Gray begins to write and draw the comic strip Little Orphan Annie (August 5, 1924) and continues to do so until his death in 1968. Sylvia Townsend Warner publishes Lolly Willowes in 1926 James Joyce publishes Ulysses Franz Kafka publishes The Trial T.

1927

2 under Seán Hogan during the Irish War of Independence; Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol in accordance to the 18th amendment, which made alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States throughout the entire decade; In 1927, Charles Lindbergh embarks on the first solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris on the Spirit of St.

In 1928, he invents and demonstrates the first color television. Warner Brothers produces the first movie with a soundtrack Don Juan in 1926, followed by the first Part-Talkie The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first All-Talking movie Lights of New York in 1928 and the first All-Color All-Talking movie On with the Show, 1929.

First part-talkie (The Jazz Singer) released in 1927, first all-talking feature (Lights of New York) released in 1928 and first all-color all-talking feature (On with the Show) released in 1929. The first animated short film by Walt Disney is released in 1928, featuring Mickey Mouse.

1928

In 1928, he invents and demonstrates the first color television. Warner Brothers produces the first movie with a soundtrack Don Juan in 1926, followed by the first Part-Talkie The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first All-Talking movie Lights of New York in 1928 and the first All-Color All-Talking movie On with the Show, 1929.

The CRT became a commercial product in 1922. Record companies (such as Victor, Brunswick and Columbia) introduce an electrical recording process on their phonograph records in 1925 (that had been developed by Western Electric), resulting in a more lifelike sound. The first electric razor is patented in 1928 by the American manufacturer Col.

First part-talkie (The Jazz Singer) released in 1927, first all-talking feature (Lights of New York) released in 1928 and first all-color all-talking feature (On with the Show) released in 1929. The first animated short film by Walt Disney is released in 1928, featuring Mickey Mouse.

Moritz Switzerland. May–August: Women's Olympics takes place for first time, in 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam. William Ralph "Dixie" Dean wins the Football League, scores 60 goals in 39 matches for Everton F.C.

1929

Louis rect 1 405 250 599 Chinese Civil War rect 255 404 416 599 March on Rome rect 419 405 572 598 1929 stock market crash The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. In North America, it is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age", while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age Twenties" because of the economic boom following World War I.

Economic problems contributed to the emergence of dictators in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, to include Józef Piłsudski in the Second Polish Republic, and Peter and Alexander Karađorđević in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The devastating Wall Street Crash in October 1929 is generally viewed as a harbinger of the end of 1920s prosperity in North America and Europe. == Social history == The Roaring Twenties brought about several novel and highly visible social and cultural trends.

Garvey's UNIA-ACL supported the creation of a state led by black people in Africa including African Americans. == Economics == Economic boom ended by "Black Tuesday" (October 29, 1929); the stock market crashes, leading to the Great Depression.

In 1928, he invents and demonstrates the first color television. Warner Brothers produces the first movie with a soundtrack Don Juan in 1926, followed by the first Part-Talkie The Jazz Singer in 1927, the first All-Talking movie Lights of New York in 1928 and the first All-Color All-Talking movie On with the Show, 1929.

First part-talkie (The Jazz Singer) released in 1927, first all-talking feature (Lights of New York) released in 1928 and first all-color all-talking feature (On with the Show) released in 1929. The first animated short film by Walt Disney is released in 1928, featuring Mickey Mouse.

1930

Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, and Sherwood Anderson. A peak in the early 1920s in the membership of the Ku Klux Klan of four to five million members (after its reemergence in 1915), followed by a rapid decline down to an estimated 30,000 members by 1930. The Scopes Trial (1925), which declared that John T.

1933

Prohibition was finally repealed in 1933.

1936

By 1936, the transition phase arguably ends, with Modern Times being the last notable silent film. Karl Ferdinand Braun invents the modern electronic cathode ray tube in 1897.

1950

French speakers refer to the period as the "Années folles" ("Crazy Years"), emphasizing the era's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The economic prosperity experienced by many countries during the 1920s (especially the United States) was similar in nature to that experienced in the 1950s and 1990s.

These shifts in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1990s, occurred in part as the result of the conclusion of World War I and Spanish flu, World War II, and the Cold War, respectively. The 1920s saw foreign oil companies begin operations throughout South America.

1968

Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One's Own and Orlando Aldous Huxley publishes his inaugural novel Crome Yellow Harold Gray begins to write and draw the comic strip Little Orphan Annie (August 5, 1924) and continues to do so until his death in 1968. Sylvia Townsend Warner publishes Lolly Willowes in 1926 James Joyce publishes Ulysses Franz Kafka publishes The Trial T.

1990

French speakers refer to the period as the "Années folles" ("Crazy Years"), emphasizing the era's social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The economic prosperity experienced by many countries during the 1920s (especially the United States) was similar in nature to that experienced in the 1950s and 1990s.

These shifts in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1990s, occurred in part as the result of the conclusion of World War I and Spanish flu, World War II, and the Cold War, respectively. The 1920s saw foreign oil companies begin operations throughout South America.




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