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1920s
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Prohibition
The 18th ammendment put prohibition in act. Importing, exporting, selling, manufacturing and trasporting of all alcohol was now banned in the United Stated. The ammendment did not fully stop all of this, however. People were still selling alcohol illegally throughout the country, and throughout the time that Prohibition was in effect. -
Cigarettes
"In the ten years between 1918 and 1928 the total production of cigarettes in teh Unites States more than doubled." Due to the lack of knowledge about how cigarettes were bad for one's health, they were very common. -
19th Amendment Ratified
Women given the right to vote, a huge milestone in the changing of the Constitution -
Skirt Length Bill
The "New York American" reported that a bill was pending in Utah that would allow the imprisonment and fine for anyone who wore a skirt "higher than three inches above the ankle." -
Miss America
The first ever Miss America Pageant. It was in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the first winner was Margeret Gorman. This Pageant has now been going on for almost 100 years, but has definitly changed. -
Time Magazine
On this day, Time Magazine was published for the very first time. Time magazine is still a very popular magazine and has now been running for almost a hundered years! -
Radiovision (Before TV)
The precursor to television is demonstrated by Charles Francis Jenkins when he transmits a 10 minute film of synchronized pictures and sound for five miles from Anacostia to Washington, D.C. to representatives of the United States government. -
Divorces
"In 1928-- almost one divorce for every six marriages. There was a corresponding declining the amount of disgrace accompanyoing divorce." -
Stock Market Crash
All throughout the 1920s, the stock market was climbing and things were looking up as people rushed the buy stocks in the hopes of becoming rich. The market boomed and all was well until Black Thursday in October when the market took a small hit and people began to panic by pulling out their investments. By the time Tuesday rolled around, the market was on its way down.
