Celebrities & Sports Heroes
This baseball player hit 60 home runs in the 1927 baseball season for the New York Yankees.
Babe Ruth
Who was the leader of the suffrage movement?
Carrie Chapman Catt
When did Charles Lindbergh take a extraordinary journey?
May 20th, 1927.
When were newspapers and magazines the best source of information?
1920s
What female Tennis player was nicknamed "Little Miss Poker Face"?
Helen Wills
When did some of the most important social changes occur in lives of women?
What did Charles Lindbergh pack for his trip?
Sandwiches, two canteens of water, and 451 gallons of gas.
How many copies of magazines were bought every year?
200 million
What boxing match in 1921 brought ticket sales over $1.8 million?
U.S. champion Jack Dempsey vs. French challenger Georges Carpentier.
Who became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1917?
Jeannette Rankin of Montana.
What happened to automobiles when it rained?
They sank to their hubcaps in mud.
What took over magazines and newspapers?
Radios
What male athlete started his career in college football to then go on and play professional baseball, football, and become an Olympian track and field runner?
Jim Thorpe
Who represented the National Women's Party?
Alice Paul
What was Charles Lindbergh competing for and how would he do it?
The Orteig Prize. By traveling a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris.
What was raios first called?
Wireless
Who was the first female swimmer to swim across the 35-mile English Channel in 1926 and had beaten the men's record by 2 hours?
Gertrude Ederle
What did women do to show they were rebelling against traditional customs?
Cut their hair into short bobs, wore shorter dresses, and put on makeup.
How many people were killed annually before the 1920s from automobile accidents? How many by the 1930s?
Fewer than 5,000 before the 1920s, more than 30,000 by the 1930
What was the most popular use of the radio?
national news, elections, play-by-play of sports, and music