First up….fashion! Here is a picture of William and Bertha on their wedding day. Here are some other examples of
1920 was the beginning of the ‘Flapper’ era, with short skirts and bobbed hair. You can read about men's fashion here, and women's fashion here. And even more examples here.
Below is an example of fashion for a school boy of the day. This ad appeared in Bertha and William's hometown newspaper the day they were married.
-The #1 song in 1920 was Swanee, sung by Al Jolson. You can hear it here.
-A popular movie of 1920 was “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”. Amazon Prime subscribers can view it here.
-A popular actor of the day was Rudolph Valentino and a popular actress was Gloria Swanson.
-The best-selling novel of 1920 was “The Man of the Forest” by Zane Grey
-A popular car in the U.S. Was the Ford Model T, which sold for $850. You can read more about the Model T here.
And in the biggest news of the day, on August 18, 1920 the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified—the amendment that guarantees a woman’s right to vote here in the U.S.A.! That’s a pretty important date! You can read about it here.
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