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1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries, going back to 1903. -
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Roaring 20's
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Liquor Prohibition Amendment
In December 18,1917; ratified January 16, 1919 after one year from the ratification of this article, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.. The United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction therof for beverage. -
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age was the period roughly coinciding with the 1920s (ending with the The Great Depression) when jazz music and dance became popular. -
New Construction Boomed
New construction boomed in the 1920s, with notable landmarks such as the Merchandise Mart. This was significant because there wasn't at much newerr buildings at the time. This building really helped Chicago -
Chicago Mob
In the "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre," the single bloodiest incident in a decade-long turf war between rival Chicago mobsters fighting to control the lucrative bootlegging trade, members of Al Capone's gang murder six followers of rival Bugs Moran. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
In 1925, the same year that Franz Kafka's novel The Trial was first published, this real life case was one of the most unusual trials ever seen in, and during its closing stages outside, a US courtroom.Despite taking place in a small Tennessee town with a population of less than 2000, it attracted the involvement of a three-time Democrat candidate for the presidency of the United States of America, and a Chicago lawyer who, only months before, had successfully saved two brutal child killers. -
Flappers
Many women dressed as flappers during this time period in Chicago and other places. Hair was worn up or in a short bob and accompanied by a head dress or hat or scarf. Materials were luxurious and colorful.
