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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
I can’t...no time off, and funds are too tight at the moment to make the trip.
LUV are you going to pull a John Kerry "to me come from me" on me and change your speak? (HEH)
no
I like you better when your laughing....
Thanks for stopping in philetus!
But you did try to protect it, despite your feelings for the ducks? d:o)
Hee hee! Me either Meg.....*Hugs*
*sigh*
I know....I was just dreaming out loud. It sure would be nice, though.
Guess it’ll be next year before we get to visit again. *sniff*
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Manufactured foods introduced in the 1920s include - Baby Ruth Candy Bar (1920). Wonder Bread (1920). Yoo-Hoo Chocolate Drink (1923). Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (1923). Welch’s Grape Jelly (1923). Popsicles (1924). Wheaties (1924). Hostess Cakes (1927). Kool-Aid (1927). Peter Pan Peanut Butter (1928). Velveeta Cheese (1928). (Source: Bon Appetit magazine), and just like today there was debate over brown bread vs white bread.
The following list of advertisements from a woman’s magazine of the period shows the type of products being marketed to consumers.
FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS January 1920 “Woman’s Home Companion” Magazine
Campbells Ox Tail Soup
Nestles Milk Food
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Uncle Johns Syrup
Snowdrift Vegetable Shortening
None Such Mince Meat
Swans Down Cake Flour
National Biscuit Company
Log Cabin Syrup
Heinz Spaghetti
Van Camps Pork and Beans
Van Camps Peanut Butter
Del Monte Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Pompeian Olive Oil
Faust Instant Coffee
Rumford Baking Powder
Grape-Nuts
Sunkist Lemons
Diamond Crystal Salt
Dromedary Cocoanut
FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS January 1927 “Woman’s Home Companion” Magazine
Campbells Vegetable-Beef Soup
Libbys Hawaiian Pineapple
Maxwell House Coffee
Del Monte Fruits
Cream Of Wheat
Del Monte Spinach
Armours Star Ham
Del Monte Peas
Royal Baking Powder
Seald Sweet Oranges
Jenny Wren Flour
Colmans Mustard
Hawaiian Pineapple
Fleischmann’s Yeast
Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour
Bottled Carbonated Beverages
Postum Cereal
Diamond Crystal Salt
Steero Bouillon Cubes
Brer Rabbit Molasses
Bordens Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
Squibbs Cod Liver Oil
Mellins Food
Bordens Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
Premier Salad Dressing
Minute Tapioca
In 1920 Charles Birdseye deep-froze food. In September 1922, he formed his own company, Birdseye Seafoods Inc. By 1930 Birdseye was selling 26 different frozen vegetables, fruits, fish and meats. In 1921 the White Castle chain of hamburger shops opened, and in 1925 the first home mechanical refrigerator, the Frigidaire, came on the market.
I’m afraid so...such a long time between visits, and then the visits are too short.
EEEUUUWWWWW...not the JFK words....noooooooooo!!!
BTW...you always make me laugh! :D
Sounds like fun! I’m watching my first American Idol tonight...lots of great music.
Will we see you or hubby there next season?:)
I know. We just need to live closer....not FARTHER!
The anticipation makes the visit so sweet!
Remember the movie “A Thoroughly Modern Millie”?:)
I must need my head examined...I was entertaining thoughts on how to incubate it! lol
OK!! Baby Ruth....I’m in for the 1920s....
Good gads lady! That’s a whole lot of good works! Are you meeting yourself coming & going?:)
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Oh my....LOL!
As life in the United States began to undergo changes, many felt the gnawing insecurity associated with change. The heroic person who could face the trials of competition or the dangers of the unknown became larger than life. The hero had come up against the strongest adversaries and won. For people living in uncertain times, the hero was proof that a brave and strong-willed man or woman could win out over fears of the unknown or the impossible.
What qualities seem to have been idolized in the 1920’s?
1. Writers Speak for the twenties
A. F. Scott Fitzgerald published This Side Of Paradise and The Great Gatsby. He won instant acclaim as the spokesman for the twenties generation. In these novels and others, he described the confusion and tragedy caused by a frantic search for material success.
B. Ernest Hemingway expressed disgust with prewar codes of behavior and the glorification of war. He also developed a clear, straightforward prose that set a new, tough, “hard-boiled” literary style
2. Sport Heroes
A. Babe Ruth - Perhaps the greatest baseball player who ever lived. He led the Yankees to seven world series and his record for Home Runs (Total and in a season - 60) stood for years. Ruth was a media icon and fan favorite.
B. Harold Edward “Red” Grange - College football hero, this running back drew tens of thousands to watch him play and helped popularize college football.
C. Jack Dempsey - One of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Lost a dramatic title match to Gene Tunney.
D. Bill Tilden and Helen Wills—Tennis champions who epitomized grace and poise. These star athletes helped popularize the sport of tennis.
E. Johnny Weismuller - Olympic gold medal winning swimmer who later starred in Hollywood as Tarzan Lord of the Jungle.
3. Other important Heroes
A. Charles A. Lindbergh—He flew a nonstop flight from New York to Paris in thirty-three and a half hours. He was the man who epitomized heroism in the twenties. Lindbergh became a world and national hero who characterized courage and doing the impossible.
B. Louis Armstrong—a trumpeter who played the first jazz heard north of Mason-Dixon line.
C. W. E. B. Du Bois—founder of the NAACP and worked hard to improve the lives of blacks in America.
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