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1920 Political People · Presidents during the 1920’s included Woodrow Wilson from 1913-1921, President Warren Harding 1921-1923, President Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929, and president Herbert Hoover 1929-1933.

-President wildrow Wilson was a political party democrat, Wilson was one of America's greatest presidents, his own domestic program expanded the role of federal government in managing the economy and protecting the interests of citizens. Known as Americas most visionary president.

-President Warren Harding was a political party republican, Harding was a conservative politician from Ohio, he had very few enemies because he rarely took a firm stand on any issue that was to concern people.

-President Calvin Coolidge was a political party republican, known as "Silent Cal", was sworn into office by his father. Coolidge was a lawyer.

-President Herbert Hoover was a political party republican, Hoover was an engineer before he went into office, 31st president of the United States.



__Television during the 1920's__

In the 1920's technology was developed that allowed pictures to be sent over telephone much like the modern day fax.It was also like the video phone where you could see the person your talking to this seeing at a distance was called television. Even though they say television wasnt invented until the 1930's it was actually invented in the the 1920's. In 1923 Vladimir Zworkin invented an iconoscope (which was the name given to an early television camera tube in which a beam of high velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic).Then in 1924/1925 Charles jenkins and john baird, from scotland each demontsrate the mechanical transmissions of images over wire circuits.John Baird also operates a television system with 30 lines of resolution system running at five frames per second.On April 9th Bell Telephone and the U.S department of commerce conduct the first long distance use of television that took place between New York city and Washington DC. And was later sold in the 1930's. -Amber Black<3 tp://www.1920-30.com/science/television.html

Music in the 1920's The kind of music that was around in the 1920’s was Jazz. Everybody liked it, they all bought records, went to shows, and they danced a bunch. It was sp popular back then; more than 100 million people bought phonograph records. The most popular year of the 1920’s that has to include with music was in 1927. Some Jazz shows cost about $3.50 per seat to watch. There were many new musicals opening every season. 1927 was a popular year because they came out with the ** Orthophonic Victrola Record Player. This decade was the “Birth of Style” **  The new Orthophonic Victor Records are an achievement comparable to that of the Orthophonic Victrola itself. They have a new fullness, a new depth and power. They are recorded by microphone, and made from an improved material which eliminates all foreign noises. They play on any instrument and vastly improve its playing quality! Some famous people from the 1920’s Jazz era were Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and George Gershwin.

Bessie Smith was named as the “Empress of the Blues”. She was the most successful female singer in the 1920’s. Most of her songs featured her life as a African-American.

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Cars of the 1920's  Robert Antonelli Group: 1 Decade: 1920 **More topics** **Transportation: the 1920’s** No period in human history contributed more to how the average person moved from one place to another than the 1920s. Americans conquered the roads, rail lines, oceans, and soared to new heights. Some concepts would stumble upon failure, while others would reach for the sky, establishing the very [|foundation] of the transportation systems we rely on today. The era would ultimately revolutionize not only the industry, but transform humankind and the way we live forever. While other forms of transportation would affect many American lives, nothing comes close to the drastic influence of the automobile. With [|World War I] come and gone, the generation of the 1920s was a time of peace and celebration. The rise in a culture of consumerism meant that Americans began to work fewer hours, earn higher salaries, and invest in themselves. With the demands of everyday life continuing to bear down on the population, the need for a better and convenient form of transportation became evident. The first production of [|automobiles] was by Karl Benz in 1888 in Germany. By the turn of the century, mass production of [|automobiles] had begun in the United States. Still, the difficulty to obtain fuel, frequent breakdowns, and high prices limited sales. The year 1905 later proved to become a turning point, when the majority of automobile sales shifted from hobbyists and enthusiasts to the average user. It wasn't until the mid-1920s, however, that the price of [|automobiles] steadily declined, making them affordable to the average family. It was not long until there was one automobile for every five Americans, making it theoretically possible for every person in the United States to be on the road at the same time. The automobile would later prove to make a huge impression on both the economic and social nature of American life. Economically, the automobile promoted the growth of other industries, especially petroleum, rubber, and steal. Socially, the automobile created a more mobile society, breaking down the barriers between the distinctions of urban and rural America.
 * Rise of the Automobile**

Victoria Adkins** Band-aids: Employee Earle Dickson of a company called “Johnson & Johnson”, ironically had a clumsy wife who was constantly getting cut. He used the sticky tape and gauze that he helped produce in the factory to quickly bandage her up, this becoming the quick and easy band-aid. Soon “Johnson & Johnson” began manufacturing this invention.
 * Inventions of the 1920s

Automobile (combustion engine): Although the automobile was not a invention of the 1920s (rather an innovation), the combustion engine was something new. Created by Henry Ford the combustion engine made automobiles available to the average citizen. Kool-aid: Edwin Perkins invented Kool-aid as a chemist out of his company that produced perfume.

Polygraph (Lie detector): Invented by medical student John Larson the lie detector is made to sense if a person is lying by noticing irregularity of heart beats, breathing, or sensing the subject is nervously sweating by using skin monitors. Bulldozer: The caterpillar built in 1885 served as the first bull dozer in 1923 when blades (for scraping) were successfully attached.

Traffic lights: Detroit Police Officer William Potts created the 3 tired traffic light (red, yellow, and green) and tested it on the four way stop of Michigan and Woodward avenue.

Insulin: The hormone produced in the pancreas was successfully attained and isolated by several University of Toronto scientists, one of which was knighted for the discovery. Latter it becomes a treatment for diabetes.

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Inventions Of the 1920`s

· The [|tommy gun] patented by John T Thompson. · The [|Band-Aid] (pronounced 'ban-'dade) invented by Earle Dickson. · Artificial life begins -- the first [|robot] built. · John Larson invented the [|lie detector]. · Insulin invented by [|Sir Frederick Grant Banting]. · The first 3-D movie (spectacles with one red and one green lens) is released. · [|Garrett A. Morgan] invents a traffic signal. · The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube) invented by [|Vladimir Kosma Zworykin]. · John Harwood invented the self-winding watch. · Clarence Birdseye invents [|frozen food]. · The dynamic [|loudspeaker] invented by Rice and Kellogg. · Notebooks with spiral bindings invented. · The mechanical television a precursor to the modern television, invented by [|John Logie Baird]. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· [|Robert H. Goddard] invents liquid-fueled rockets. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Eduard Haas III invents [|PEZ candy]. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· JWA Morrison invents the first quartz crystal watch. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· [|Philo Taylor Farnsworth] invents a complete electronic TV system. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Technicolor invented. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Erik Rotheim patents an [|aerosol can]. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Warren Marrison developed the first quartz clock. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Philip Drinker invents the [|iron lung]. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovers [|penicillin]. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· [|Bubble gum] invented by Walter E. Diemer. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· [|Jacob Schick] patented the electric shaver. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· American, Paul Galvin invents the car radio. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt;">· [|Yo-Yo] re-invented as an American fad. [] Brittany Baird
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