Tag: 1920s

  • The Development of Insulin

    The 1920s are often remembered as a decade of scientific progress, changing culture, and major medical discoveries. Radios became more common in homes, movies became more popular, and doctors made…

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    Mein Kampf and Adolf Hitler’s Rise to Power

    The 1920s are often remembered as a decade of jazz, new technology, changing culture, and economic growth. In the United States, people danced in clubs, listened to the radio, and…

  • The First Commercial Yo-yo

    Overview When thinking of toys that have tested the fate of time, none are as prevalent as the yo-yo. It’s a simple toy that is two disks tied together with…

  • The 1925 Tri-State Tornado Outbreak

    The 1925 Tri-State Tornado outbreak lasted from March 17-18 1925, and it is one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history. It was given its name because it traveled…

  • A headline from the October 18, 1927 edition of the Daily Times. It reads "Coal Mining Stops as Workers Quit."

    The Columbine Mine Massacre

    Overview Planning the Strike The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike marked an intense period in the state’s labor history. In August of 1927, leaders of the International Workers of the World…

  • Historiography of the 1920s

    David J. Goldberg claims the 1920s is one of the most interesting decades to study because of how social and economic change are highlighted, interpretations of this decade from historians…

  • Historiography of the 1920s in American History Textbooks

    Between 1947 and 2004, the processes of documenting and analyzing American history underwent drastic changes in terms of which topics were covered, and the tone used to address different issues.…

  • 1920s Historiography and the American Textbook Project

    David J. Goldberg’s article “Rethinking the 1920s: Historians and Changing Perspectives” offers brief descriptions of over 50 books written between 1929 and 2006. The author organizes the books by topic,…

  • A group of men bound by rope walk down the street with police officers escorting them.

    The Shanghai Massacre

    Overview The Shanghai Massacre of April 12, 1927, is an event that embodies the sheer chaos of political party rivalries in China during the 1920s and the potency of anti-communist…

  • The First Trans-African Flight (and the Modern Temper)

    The first trans-African flight, which took place between February 4th and March 20th 1920, was one of the many feats aviation innovations during the early 1900s. Advancement in technology form…

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