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The 1920’s A New Popular Culture is Born
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Radio
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How did radio help create a common culture in the U.S.? People throughout the country heard the same news, ads, and music. KDKA – 1 st corporate radio station
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Movies Mass media entertainment D.W. Griffith – The Birth of a Nation. - Very controversial
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Walt Disney Steamboat Willie – introduced an animated character – Mickey Mouse!
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Charlie Chaplin One of the brightest stars of the 1920’s Character portrayed a tramp with ragged clothes and a derby hat
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Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy” First person to complete a transatlantic flight
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Amelia Earhart 1 st woman to fly across the Atlantic
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Red Grange AKA “Galloping Ghost” – excellent football player in college and turned pro after college
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Helen Willis Won 31 major tennis tournaments and 2 Gold Medals
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Bobby Jones Won golf’s 1 st Grand Slam – 4 majors
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Babe Ruth “The Sultan of Swat”
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Wrote several books – The Great Gatsby
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George Gershwin Musical composer – wrote Rhapsody in Blue
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