![]() ![]() Meanwhile, African Americans were putting their stamp on culture. ![]() And while 1920 is thought of as the beginning of a prosperous era, for most people life had never been more unaffordable. Despite being the first full year of armistice, 1920 was not a peaceful period-it contained the greatest act of terrorism in American history to that time. 1920 foreshadowed the rest of the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first, whether it was Sacco and Vanzetti or the stock market crash that brought this era to a close.īurns sets the record straight about this most misunderstood and iconic of periods. But how did this surge of innovation and cultural milestones emerge out of the ashes of World War I?Īcclaimed author Eric Burns investigates the year 1920, which was not only a crucial twelve-month period of its own, but one that foretold the future. ![]() The Roaring Twenties is the only decade in American history with a widely applied nickname, and our collective fascination with this era continues. One of the most dynamic eras in American history, the 1920s began with a watershed year that would set the tone for the century to follow. ![]()
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