1920s-general

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1920s-general

The noble experiment, 1919-1933

the Eighteenth amendment prohibits liquor in America
1972
Discusses the events leading to the enactment of the prohibition amendment, the problems caused by that amendment, and its continuing effects on society.

Famous criminal trials

1979
Discusses eight criminal trials tried in United States' courts, including the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti, Leopold and Loeb, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the Chicago Eight, Sirhan B. Sirhan, and James Earl Ray.

The 1920s

1991
Text and pictures describe the events, fashions, inventions, and personalities of the 1920s.

Everyday fashions of the twenties as pictured in Sears and other catalogs

1981
Presents fashion pages from the Sears, Roebuck, and other mail-order catalogs of the 1920s, featuring over 750 captioned illustrations of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children.

The Harlem Renaissance

1996
Chronicles the early twentieth-century artistic and intellectual revolution in black America.

The jazz age

the 20s
1998
Photographs and text help chronicle the major events that took place in the United States during the 1920s.

The Nineteenth Amendment

women's right to vote
1998
Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

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