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# 1920s
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This Board Game Helped Families Through the Great Depression
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash on October 24, 1929. Today, we remember this date as “Black Thursday.” The day when stockholders sold and traded over 12 million stocks.…
American History
These Fabulous Facts About Flappers Prove they Made the 20s Roar
The 1920s was a decade of rapid change, and societal values – particularly among urban elites – quickly shifted from…
American History
Jazz Queen Zelda Fitzgerald Suffered a Tragic, Fiery Death
Tucked in the mountains of Western North Carolina, a woman looks out from a window. Her clothes plain- much plainer…
Crime
To Live and Die in Chicago: 7 Prohibition Era Gangsters Who Met a Violent End in the Windy City
The city of Chicago was home to some of America’s most notorious gangsters. The violence escalated with an all-out gang…
Crime
5 Most Ruthless Gangsters From the 20-30s You Haven’t Heard Of
When Prohibition became law in the United States in 1920, a crime wave of unprecedented proportions was unleashed across the…