Historical
events from 1920-1930
In 1920, the first
football league was formed and known as the American Professional Football
League with Jim Thorpe as the President. It was later changed in 1922 to what
we know it as today, the National Football League.
In
1920, Susan B. Anthony fought for women to have the right to vote and that
right was given in August that year.
The
first winter Olympic games were held in 1924. In 1925, the U.S. appointed its
first woman governor Nellie Tayloe Ross in Wyoming.
The
biggest historical event in the U.S. took place in 1929 when the stock market
crashed which started the Great Depression (Americasbesthistory.com, 2011).
Literature
In the 1920’s literature and reading was very popular and an
important part of the American life. Since television had not yet come out,
this was how American’s got their knowledge of the world with newspapers and
magazines (Scott,
2005). Some of the popular
literature of the 1920’s included The
Great Gastby in 1925 written by Scott Fitzgerald (Unknown, 2000).
Magazines
Magazines were
very popular for women which contained short stories, recipes, decorating tips
and fashion (Scott, 2005).
Some of the popular magazines were Nash’s, Britannia and Birds Custard (Johnson, 2012).
Music
In
the 1920’s both Blues and Jazz were popular forms of music. Some of the most
popular songs included I’ll be With You
In Apple Blossom Time, I’m Just Wild About Harry and Rose of Washington Square. Some of the popular artists were Bessie
Smith, Fanny Brice, and Louis Daniel Armstrong (Whitley,
2011).
Art
In the 1920’s a popular art form was dance. During this time
the Charleston had become a popular ballroom dance. This dance was developed in
the south and included some African styles. Some other dance forms included the
Cake-Walk, the Turkey Trot and the Bunny Hug. With the creation and popularity
of these dances, dance marathons were formed (Scott, 2005).
Movies
Silent
movies were a big thing in the 1920’s. Some of the popular actors and actresses
included Rudolph Valentine, and Clara Bow (Whitley,
2011). Popular movies
in the 1920’s included “Nanook of the North” which was a documentary film, “The
Prisoner of Zenda”, “Four Musicians of Bremem” and “Adventures of Tarzan” all
released in 1922. In 1924 budget films were created, those included “The Sea
Hawk” and “Dante’s Inferno”. In 1927 the first movie that included sex appeal
was called “It” with Clara Bow. In 1929 “The Cocoanuts” was released and it
was the first of many Marx Brothers movies (Scott, 2005).
Reference Page
Americasbesthistory.com.
(2011). The 1920- prosperity
and its demise. Retrieved from
Johnson, S. (2012). Womens magazines of the 1920's,
1930's, and the 1940's. Retrieved from
Scott, R. (2005). Literature of the times captured
the changes in society. Retrieved from
30.com/movies/timeline.html
Unknown. (2000). The jazz age and louis armstrong
(the 1920's). Retrieved from
Whitley, P. (2011). American cultural history.
Retrieved from
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html
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