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Posted on 05/23/2007 5:59:57 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
Bright Red Lipstick learn more 1920 - November 2: First Radio broadcast; President Warren Harding elected; women get their first vote 1921 - September 8: First Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City; November 11: Unknown soldier of World War I buried 1922 - November 26: Archaeologist Howard Carter finds tomb of Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt 1923 - August 2: President Harding dies; August 3: Vice President Calvin Coolidge is sworn into office as president 1924 - February 3: Former President Woodrow Wilson dies; November 4: Calvin Coolidge is elected President 1925 - October 2: Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television 1927 - First talking movie, The Jazz Singer released; May 20: Spirit of St. Louis and pilot Charles Lindbergh land in Paris 1928 - September 19: First Mickey Mouse talking film, Steamboat Willie, released by Walt Disney; November 6: Herbert Hoover elected President
Fads of the 1920's
During the roaring twenties women used to wear bright red lipstick. A very vibrant red was in style.
Swing Dancing
A popular type of dance that almost everyone was doing.
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Peter Pan Peanut butter
Peter Pan Peanut Butter was introduced in the 20's and the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was a popular food item.
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Radio Shows
Families used to gather around the radio to listen to such shows as Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Death Valley Days. We call it Old Time Radio now but back then it was new. The fad quickly fadded after the television was invented.
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Dance Marathons
People loved to dance, especially the Charleston, Fox trot, and the shimmy. Dance marathons were something everyone went to every weekend. The longest dance record ever recorded was a record of 3 weeks of dancing.
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Pez
- In 1927, Eduard Haas, an Austrian candy executive, developed a small candy mint which he called PEZ (short for pfefferminz, the German word for peppermint). The peppermint candies were stored in a small tin and sold fairly well for more than 20 years. Initially it was marketed as a tasty alternative to cigarettes for adults attempting to quit smoking.
In an effort to boost sales and develop a brand identity for the PEZ mints, the first pez dispensers were introduced in 1948. The original dispensers did not have the trademark heads, which were introduced four years later. These dispensers had cartoon heads and became very popular with children who traded them back and forth. These early dispensers are now very much in demand and are valued treasures among collectors.
More than 3 billion PEZ candies are consumed each year and is sold in more than 60 countries around the world but the candies have become almost a secondary item serving as an accessory for the dispensers of which more than 300 have been issued.
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(deriving its name from the French word for "bell") became a necessity for daytime wear. The small hat fit snuggly over short hair and almost reached to the eyebrows. It was often decorated with a pin in the front or a ribbon.
Mahjongg
China conquered the United States as millions of Americans took to the mahjongg tables to Pong and Chow their way to, well, a really big fad.
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Freudianism
America took psychoanalysis to the next level with games of personalities and ridiculous theories based on those of Sigmund Freud.
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Flappers
They smoked, drank, danced, and voted. Flappers broke away conservative image of womanhood that prevailed at the time. They wore short hair, wore less clothing so they could move freely, used make-up, and created the concept of dating. They were giddy, unconventional, and took risks. In 1929, the stock market crashed, the great depression started. and the frivolity and recklessness of flappers came to an end.
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Conk hairdo
Originated in the 1920's and was popularized by Cab Calloway. Started by the African American males trying to straighten their hair, the conk was the end result.
Flagpole Sitting
Started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. He did it on a dare in 1924, and it soon caught on nationwide. It became a spectator sport, and he eventually set the World Record at 49 days with a crowd of 20,000 people watching. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the Great Depression started, it brought an end to this fad
1929 - October 24: Start of the Stock Market Crash
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Fisher greets his wife and seven-month-old daughter at a flight line homecoming on Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after returning with the "Rawhides" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, Detachment 3, May 21, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason R. Zalasky
Good evening EGPWS...hope you had a super day!
I need to find the nearest recruiting station.
What was that again?
The Navy?
The ol' "ticker" is earning it's wages tonight! : - )
Now, that’s going to spark some research...his patch looks like the it was based on Arizona’s flag.
Wonder if there’s a connection?
LOL!!!!!
Didn’t watch Voyager but i sure know that gal.. Seen her everywhere.
Well, daisies haven't been a pushing focus.
Life is good today yes!
I hope yours has been as pleasurable AZ?
Perry Mason was pretty good in that flick. Did all his stuff in one day...
Godzilla rocks.
Hi tongue-tied-stick your feet out the window so we can see you:)
Just did it again...I must not be holding my mouth right or sumpin.
070522-N-6247M-008 WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (May 22, 2007) – Children watch as their father Lt. Cmdr Adam Carlstrom taxis up to the hanger in an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during a homecoming ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 completed an eight-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bruce McVicar (RELEASED)
Evening, Seven....one of the guys in my pay group is named Perry Mason....I laugh when I see his name.
Just like strangers in the night...
Evenings Jinxy.. Hugs to you.
070522-N-6247M-009 WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (May 22, 2007) - Lt. Cmdr. Adam Carlstrom greets his daughter during a homecoming ceremony at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Lt. Cmdr. Carlstrom in stationed with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 which completed an eight-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bruce McVicar (RELEASED)
Swimming upstream in beer....Isn’t that an Irish joke.
I call him Godzilla little b***h
I am biased you know I like big ole Lizard from Tokyo Japan
Some days it’s so good to get dirty and sweat rather than trying to sound professional every minute.
LOL!! Maybe we just have to keep looking for him. Good evening, fatima...((HUGS))
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