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Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes the twenty-first President of the United States. 1883: The Pendleton Act of 1883 is passed leading to massive reforms to civil service in the United States. 1884: Grover Cleveland becomes the first Democratic President (and twenty-second overall) since James Buchanan in 1856.
A pimpmobile is a large luxury vehicle, usually a 1960s, 1970s or 1980s-model Lincoln, Cadillac, Buick or Chrysler vehicle, that has been customized in a garish, extravagant and kitsch or campy style. The style is largely an American phenomenon. Aftermarket features or modifications such as headlight covers, hood ornaments, expensive stereo ...
Apr 8, 2011 · Major Events Between 1900 and 1949. Here are the major events of the Progressive Era in the United States. U.S. History Timeline:1900-1949 (The Progressive Era and World Wars) 1900. September 8. Galveston hurricane leaves an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 dead. According to the census, the nation's population numbers nearly 76 million.
Summary. The story of mass culture from 1900 to 1945 is the story of its growth and increasing centrality to American life. Sparked by the development of such new media as radios, phonographs, and cinema that required less literacy and formal education, and the commodification of leisure pursuits, mass culture extended its purview to nearly the ...
- Daniel Borus
- 2018
1920 – 19th Amendment, grants women the right to vote. 1920 – The Great Steel Strike ends. 1920 – Sacco and Vanzetti arrested. 1920 – First radio broadcasts, by KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit. 1920 – Volstead Act. 1920 – Esch–Cummins Act. 1920 – Economy collapses. The Depression of 1920–21 begins.
Dec 7, 2018 · Corbis/Getty Images. Populism is a style of politics used to mobilize mass movements against ruling powers. Populists claim to speak for ordinary people, taking an "us versus them" stance. Its ...
The 1900s Lifestyles and Social Trends: OverviewThe United States shed many of its nineteenth-century styles, traditions, and beliefs as it entered the modern era. America in 1900 was vastly different from the rural, farm-based economy populated largely by Anglo-Saxons of a hundred years before. The country was becoming increasingly urbanized ...
