A history of roaring prosperity—and economic cataclysm: “The one account of America in the 1920s against which all others must be measured” (The Washington Post).
Beginning November 11, 1918, when President Woodrow Wilson declared the end of World War I in a letter to the American public, and continuing through his defeat, Prohibition, the Big Red Scare, the rise of women’s hemlines, and the stock...

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Crash of 29 or the Great Crash, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full scope and longevity of its fallout. Three phrasesBlack Thursday, Black Monday, and Black Tuesdayare used to describe this collapse of stock values. All three are appropriate, for the crash was not a one-day affair. The initial crash occurred on Black Thursday...

Dunlop sports shoe factory: Women and girls manufacture tennis shoes.

Dunlop sports shoe factory: Women and girls manufacture tennis shoes.

Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.

Manufacturing an Armstrong gun in British factory.

Stock market traders crowded together, trading (staged shot); Wall Street, Stock Market Crash

The American decade known as "The Roaring Twenties" continues to hold our collective fascination. But how did this surge of innovation and cultural milestones emerge from the ashes of The Great War? Eric Burns examines the crucial year of 1920, the first full year of armistice. From prohibition to immigration, the vote for women, the birth of jazz, the rise of expatriate literature, and the original Ponzi scheme, 1920 was a year like no other.

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Ford automobile plant: Assembly line & workers.