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News, events and what things cost in 1920
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26 September 1, 2013 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected]
“The government, which wasdesigned for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the specialinterests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.”
ThomasR.Marshall(March 14, 1854-June 1, 1925)28th Vice President of the United States
— Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson(Dec. 28, 1856-Feb. 3, 1924)
28th Vice President of the United States
BoxerJackDempsey
Inthenews• The 19th Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex
• Bubonic plague in India• Silver goes for $1.37 per
ounce• First commercial radio
broadcast aired• Harlem Renaissance begins• League of Nations established
• Pancho Villa retires• Silver reaches
record $1.37 an ounce• Walt Disney starts
first job as an artist, $40 week with KC Slide Co.
• Palm Sunday tor-nado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes
region and Deep South states• Joan of Arc canonized as a saint• Post office says children could not
be sent by parcel post• Panama Canal opens
Inventions• Jungle gym• Band aid
• Spiral
notebooks• Qtips• Hair dryer• Radio
Sports• Boston Red Sox sell Babe
Ruth to New York Yankees• 1st Black baseball league
organizes• Jack Dempsey KOs Bill
Brennan in 12 for heavy-weight boxing title
• NFL Champi-ons:1920 Akron Pros
• Babe Ruth sets home run season re-cord at 54
• Man O’War’s last race and win
Movies• The Cabinet of Dr.
Caligari• The Golem• Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde• Way Down East• The Last of the Mohicans• The Penalty
• Sex• Within Our Gates
• The Flapper• Why Change
Your Wife?• Leaves Out of
the Book of Satan• Erotikon• Anna Boleyn• The Saphead• Terror Island
Popularsongs
• “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smoith
• “Dardanella” by Ben Selvin’s Novely Orchestra
• “I’ve Got My Captain Working For Me Now,” Al Jolson
• “Love Nest” by John Steel
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1920AVERAGECOSTOFLIVING• Income per year $1,000• New House $4,500• Rent $87• Car $575• Gallon of gas 26¢• Loaf of bread 9¢• Dozen eggs 50¢• Gallon of milk 56¢• First-class stamp 2¢
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• “Whispering” by Paul Whiteman’s Or-chestra
Popularbooks• “The Man of the
Forest,” Zane Grey• “Kindred of the
Dust,” Pete By Kyne• “The Re-Creation of Brian Kent,”
Harold Bell Wright• “The River’s End,” by James Oli-ver Curwood
Bornin1920• Otis Boykin• Rosalind Franklin• Ray Bradbury• Yul Brenner
• Ravi Shankar• San Musial
• William Conrad• Peggy Lee• Charlie Bird
Parker• Shelly Win-
ters• Ross Martin• Helen
Thomas• Ricardo
Montalbon• Isaac
Asimov• Mario Puzo
• Jack Lord
ClaraBowAliceWhiteColleenMooreOliveBorden
FamousFlappers
MamieSmith