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Sports
-Volleyball
^the first volleyball game was in 1896.
^in 1900 the first volleyball was made.
^the volley ball trend spread fast.
^the points changed from 21 to 15.
Softball
^was created in 1897
^was originally a game for men.
^invented by George HAncock.
^it was first called Kitten Ball. -
Games Children Played
Come With Me
^Formaed a circle
^The person that was "it" ran around the circle and picked someone.
^the picked person and the person that was "it" ran on opposite sides
^they linked arms and swung around when they met
^they then raced back to the open spot.
Leap Frog
^Like Leap frog today.
^jumped over each others back. -
Musicians and Music
Joe "King" Oliver
^in a band called 'King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band' in the late 190s and early 1920s.
^played the cornet
^band consisted of Joe Oliver, Bill Johnson, Johnny Dodds, and Baby Dodds.
^Edward "Kid" Ory
^ the first great jazz trombonist.
^high demand n the 1920s
^New Orleans band that was firned in 1912.
^consisted of many reat jazz musicians over the years such as King Oliver, Luis Armstrong, Johnny Dobbs, and Sidney Bechot. -
Plays and Theater
-there were musicians, dancers, comedians, animals, magicians, jugglers and one act plays for people to go see
-upper class people attended operas.
-in 1902 they started showing motion pictures.
-by 1920 showbusiness started to slowdown. -
Popular Books
-To Have and To Hold
^written by: Mary Johnston
^there were two popular silent films based off of it.
^very popular.
-Alice of Old Vincennes
^written by: Maurice Thompson
^published in 1900
^Historical Novel