1920
Decade of flappers
1920 designates a year in the twentieth century, often referenced as part of "the 1920s" or "the Twenties"—a decade associated with jazz, flappers, and Prohibition in America.
As a number, it appears in addresses, model numbers, and specifications: The conference room is in suite 1920.
In time notation, 1920 is 7:20 PM in twenty-four-hour format.
Illicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- bathtub ginAmateur-made illegal liquor
- Eighteenth AmendmentConstitutional alcohol ban
temperance · rum-running · teetotaler · smuggling · raid · repeal · homebrew · dry
Pioneering jazz trumpeter, singer
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- hot jazzEarly improvisational American music
Duke Ellington · syncopation · improvisation · scat singing · Jelly Roll Morton · Cotton Club · Harlem Renaissance · cabaret
Prosperous 1920s era
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- women's voteFemale electoral participation
- Red ScareAnti-communist hysteria period
- League of NationsEarly twentieth-century international body
Treaty of Versailles · Woodrow Wilson · Warren Harding · Sacco and Vanzetti · immigration quotas · postwar · Irish independence
Enigmatic 1920s protagonist
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- Babe RuthLegendary Yankees slugger
- radio broadcastingAudio sent via frequencies
- Model TFirst mass-produced automobile
F. Scott Fitzgerald · Charlie Chaplin · Buster Keaton · Henry Ford · assembly line · consumer boom · advertising · mass production
Short, even-length coiffure
- cloche hatClose-fitting domed women's headwear
- flapper dressFringed 1920s women's garment
- hemlinesBottom edges of garments
- cigarette holderTube for smoking elegantly
rouge · Zelda Fitzgerald · It girl · Josephine Baker · shimmy · knee-length · beaded dress · headband
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- bathtub ginAmateur-made illegal liquor
Eighteenth Amendment · temperance · rum-running · teetotaler · smuggling · raid · repeal · homebrew · dry · illicit
Louis Armstrong
Pioneering jazz trumpeter, singer
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
Duke Ellington · hot jazz · syncopation · improvisation · scat singing · Jelly Roll Morton · Cotton Club · Harlem Renaissance · cabaret · brass
Roaring Twenties
Prosperous 1920s era
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- women's voteFemale electoral participation
- Red ScareAnti-communist hysteria period
League of Nations · Treaty of Versailles · Woodrow Wilson · Warren Harding · Sacco and Vanzetti · immigration quotas · postwar · Irish independence
Great Gatsby
Enigmatic 1920s protagonist
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- Babe RuthLegendary Yankees slugger
- radio broadcastingAudio sent via frequencies
F. Scott Fitzgerald · Charlie Chaplin · Buster Keaton · Model T · Henry Ford · assembly line · consumer boom · advertising · mass production · Hollywood
bobbed hair
Short, even-length coiffure
- cloche hatClose-fitting domed women's headwear
- flapper dressFringed 1920s women's garment
- hemlinesBottom edges of garments
cigarette holder · rouge · Zelda Fitzgerald · It girl · Josephine Baker · shimmy · knee-length · beaded dress · headband · Mary Pickford
1920Victorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
Edwardian era · 1890 · 1880 · 1850 · 19th century