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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
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you’d better duck.........
Have you ever had rhubarb in a dessert?
One of my Sis-in-laws makes a rhubarb pie which is pretty good, so I’m willing to try the cheesecake bars. I’m hoping I can find all the ingredients before this weekend. This SIL is having a b-b-que at her place (hopefully it will be nice and warm, they have a pool) and I’d like to try this recipe on her.
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We had a guy here at work who was working on one of those self propelled with the bicycle type wheels in the back. The drive belt for the wheels had broken and he didn’t know which way to twist it. He got it wrong and when he started the engine and put it into drive, it backed up instead of going forward.
LOL! I was just teasin’ ya, but, no, I have never had it and probably won’t volunteer for it.
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I gotta go, Beachy. Have a great day! See ya!
Very happy to hear that you are looking out for your Sis and her noisy neighbors. Cooler is good. Thank you!!
Thank you, JemiansTerror, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.
Yikes! Toasty warm for Allegra....we had a “little” rain last evening and night. Hopefully RAIN today. Off for work.
Morning Kathy. I hope you get some decent rain soon.
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Good Morning Kathy. Prayers continuing for our brave soldiers, and for their families waiting for their return home.
OH yeah?
I thought you had honey-dos?
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Good morning, Ma (((HUG)))
I went shopping and found this outfit
Do you think it's a 20s style?
Very cool....be careful of wind gusts tho.....you might need an anchor.
And I know tongue-tied misses Iraq something awful. I know he even gets weepy thinking about it, you know, the dust, the heat, the exotic sounds...but he's tough...he keeps that stiff upper lip. TIme does heal all wounds. ;-)
(We sure did have fun running around in the IZ last December!)
10th Mountain Division
I will have you know I had to use my windshield wipers on the way to work. d:o) ....not the whole way, mind you, but I seemed to have been under a cloud, then not...then finally again.
We drove in light rain most of the way today as well. I looked at the five day forecast and we can expect rain all the way to Tuesday. T’storms for Monday and Tuesday, so I guess I’ll be staying inside.
Good Morning to you beachn. Thanks for the ping and the support for the 10th Mountain soldiers.
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