Jazz-
4 main guys: Paul Whiteman, Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson.
Jazz was rebellious.
Whitman- People saw him dancing while he was directing so people began dancing so that brought the swing age.
Cotton club was the most famous speak easy (illegal bar) in Harlem which was a black town were only whites were allowed to go see.
Sports-
Babe Ruth- baseball player. Red sox and Yankees. 1924 set the record for most homeruns in a season which was 60.
Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney – Boxing
Bobby Jones- Golf
Bill Tilden- Tennis
Red Grange-Football
Pro basketball- Celtics were the biggest at the time.
The car came so people could travel to games. And the radio so they could hear the games.
Fads-
Jazz
Barn Storming- Air shows.
Dancing the Charleston
Flag pole sitting- Record: Alvin Kelly Sitting on the flag pole for 48days.
Setting records.
Mahjong
Movies-
Big Producers:
Warner Brothers
Paramount
RKO
MGM
20th Century Fox
Disney
Most Famous People:
Clara Bo
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
The Marx Brothers
Harry Houdini
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