1920

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__Advances in Technology and Medicine__ __Rise of Leisure Time and Mass Media__ __News Headlines__ __Sports__ __African Americans and Women__
 * [[image:B_AC_BHC_QtipSTST_873.jpg width="118" height="159"]] In 1920, the Q-Tip was invented by Leo Gerstenzang. He started by sticking Cotton Swabs to sticks and used them to clean the babies ears. Orginally called "Baby Gays." The wood was later replaced with white cardboard and are still used today in the same fashion. It helped America by allowing us to improve our hygiene and keep our ears clean amongst other things.
 * [[image:610x.jpg width="232" height="170"]] The Automobile with a combustion engine was invented by Henry Ford. The "Model-T" was the first car to roll of the assembly line. The Automobile created jobs, improved transportation, and allowed cultural shifts. It was good for America's social structure. People started dating more often and went on more vacations.
 * [[image:radio_1921_630px.jpg width="197" height="185"]] On November 2nd Warren Harding was on the first radio broadcast ever. The radio has been a staple in every househeld ever since. It allowed people to tune into stations and listen to their favorite talk show hosts and even listen to their favorie music. It is still highly used in society today. It is in our cars, mp3 players, computers, alarm clocks, and even in several rooms in our homes.
 * [[image:Cambells.jpg width="165" height="149"]] This is an ad for a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup. It is said to have come from a magazine belonging to a wealthier family. It would be similar to ads that we see in magazines today. People would flip through the pages and come across a page full of color that pops out of the page and catches the attention of the reader.
 * [[image:ford.jpg width="182" height="207"]] The ad is self explanitory. It suggests that people are paying too much for their automobiles and it would be more afordable to drive and buy than virtually any other car and businessmen would do well to adopt them into their companies. Ford's income soared during this period so it is possible that this ad did it's job at the time.
 * [[image:009guns.jpg width="154" height="222"]] This is an ad published near Christmas time in 1920 to suggest that guns were a great gift. It would suggest that in that period, more people had time for leisure activities and hunting back then, like today is a very widely enjoyed sport that people took a part in. To have fun doing it, you have to have some of the best equipment and in 1920, these would be some of the best found.
 * The Nineteenth Amendment is passed on August 26, 1920 giving women the right to vote in elections.
 * The Eighteenth Amendment is passed prohibiting the sale or production of Liquor in the United States of America. This bill was passed in January 16, 1919 but did not go into affect until January 20th of the next year. Some states but the law into action before needed.
 * Theses amendments paved the way for some of the better changes in American history. But one....The eighteenth created the biggest criminal enterprise this country has ever seen. With making the sell and production of Liquor illegal paved the way for massive amounts of crime. Better known as organized crime. Having mass amounts being illegally sold and produced people would do anything to get their hands on some...even some of them would kill or work for mob bosses.
 * In 1920, The League of Nations is established. The League's goals included upholding the new found Rights of Man, disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life.
 * On September 17th The Decatur Staleys joined the APFA [NFL]. They later became the Chicago Bears. The APFA was formed in 1920. APFA stands for American Professional Football Association. It later turned into what we now know as the NFL. NFL stands for the National Football League. Twelve other teams joined in 1920.
 * The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000. He went on to hit 60 homeruns. He is also regarded by some as the greatest baseball player of all time.
 * On February 13 the American Negro Baseball Leauge was formed. It was the first professional leauge in sports that was for African-Americans. The Chicago American Giants won the first ever Negro Leauge pendant.
 * In the 1920 summer olympics the Americans won the most medals out of any of the countries in attendance. They won ninety-five medals. They also won the most gold medals, winning fourty-one.
 * George Gipp of Notre Dame died of pneumonia when he was late to report to his dorm and was locked out. His last words to his football coach were win one for the Gipper. Coaches have used his famous last words as motivation for Notre Dame players ever since.


 * [[image:225px-Marcus_Garvey_1924-08-05.jpg width="221" height="224"]] Marcus Garvey created the Universal Negro Improvement Association. He had twenty five thousand people hear his plans during his speech at Madison Square Garden. His speech was about business and race relations. He continued to be influential through 1922.
 * [[image:225px-Carrie_Chapman_Catt.jpg width="136" height="184"]]Carrie Chapman Catt formed the league of women voters in 1920. She was always working for womens rights. She was president of the National American Sufferage Association. She was considered one of the most influential women of the 1920's. She died in 1947.

Citations
 * [[image:200px-Dempsey%2CJack_%281927%29a.jpg width="156" height="183"]]Jack Dempsey was a heavyweight, American, boxing champion. He kept his title for nearly 5 years and defended it about 8 times. Dempsey quickly became one of the richest atheletes in the world.