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The Roaring 1920s: Jazz, Inventions, and Iconic Figures

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The 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties, was a vibrant and transformative decade marked by creativity and innovation. Jazz music flourished, with talented writers like Langston Hughes leading the way. Iconic figures, including the infamous Al Capone, emerged against a backdrop of prohibition and organized crime. Major inventions shaped everyday life, from traffic lights to the Band-Aid, influencing culture and society profoundly. The spirit of freedom and change defined this dynamic era, as artists and entrepreneurs pushed the boundaries of what was possible.

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  1. The Roaring 20’s By jake and frank

  2. Jazz music Langston Heus was among one of the greatest jazz writers. Nicknamed “The o’henry of Harlem. Duke Wellington was a famous musician

  3. Al Capone Grew up poor in NYC Quit school at the age of 12 joined a gang and they moved to Chicago at 18 while slowly taking charge At the top, they were responsible for numbers of murders while making at least 100 million dollars a year He died from a sexually transmitted disease.

  4. Major events

  5. world in 1920s brazil british china danmark french russia united states

  6. 1928 SUMMER OLYMPIC

  7. FOOD

  8. Eastern buildings

  9. Western buildings

  10. Clothing Girls wore long dresses or loose fitting clothing. If wealthy, Men would usually were a three piece suit.

  11. Prices If only car just started at about 670 dollars today. What if you could get a coffee at starbucks for .37 cents! Is there any houses for sale today that are still 3,000 dollars!?

  12. inventions Traffic Light 5 May 1920 The traffic light was invented by police officer William Potts. He used red, amber and green lights and $37 worth of wire to make his traffic light. Liquid-Fueled Rocket 14 Dec 1926 The Liquid-Fueled Rocket was invented by Robert Goddard. The North American Space Association tell use it today. Hair Dryer 3 Jan 1920 The Hair Dryer was invented in Germany. By this women who had insert a hose in the exhaust of a vacuum cleaner. Q-Tips 6 Mar 1920 Leo Gerstenzang had took his wife invention and put it on the market. The real name used to be called Baby Gays.

  13. inventions • Lie Detector • 22 Jul 1921 • John A. Larson was the inventer of the lie detector test. He was a medical student when he invented the test in Califorina. • Bulldozer • 15 Apr 1923 • The Bulldozer was invented by Engineer Benjamin Holt. He bulit a crawling tracter which he called the caterpillar. LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company had produced the first bulldozer in 1923. Kool-Aid 21 Jun 1927 Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins of Omaha, Nebraska. The original name was called Fruit Smack. Bread Slicer 24 Jul 1927 The bread slicer was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder .He lived in Iowa he worked on it every since 1912. He completed the machine that could successfully cut and wrap a loaf of bread. Automobile with Combustion Engine 30 Jul 1920 It was invented by Henry Ford.Theautomoblie with the combustion was the most popular invention in the 1920s. This invention had started new jobs. Band-Aid 10 Oct 1920 The Band-Aid was invented by a man called Earle Dickson. The reason why he invented the band-aid because his wife Josephine Dickson be cutting herself every day.

  14. conclusion Over all, the 1920’s was a roaring time. Blacks were becoming free and life was evolving in this roaring time period.

  15. sources http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/major-events-of-the-1920s--2