Al Capone is one of the most notorious gangsters in the history of the United States. Capone reigned over talking, trading, trading and other illegal ventures during the Prohibition era during the roaring twenties in Chicago. Capone’s nemesis was crime fighter Elliott Ness and the Untouchables, but it was tax evasion that eventually sent him […]
Tag Archives: Roaring Twenties
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Apr
Apr
Zelda Sayre became the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920, after two years of courtship. The first new edition of “This Side of Paradise” Fitzgeralds became the toast of New York and stirred in literary circles, which took them to Paris to be careful with other writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Edmund Wilson. […]
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May
May
I want to cut right to the chase and write about the musical style of Glenn Miller, who still has the feeling of being in the second world war in “40”. Two things I love about early music: Jazz and military march-jazz infused themes like Glenn Miller’s in one of my personal favorites, St. Louis […]
Let’s consider the hangover a challenge! So you are a little balance impaired, having problems with zippers, and you left your shoes where? Never mind. Don’t try to speak until you peel your tongue from the roof of your mouth. I promise you, it is NOT the end of the world, and you most likely […]
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Jun
Jun
The 1920’s in the United States were a turbulent time. Prohibition was in full swing, and the denunciation of innocence sparked by the widespread popular noncompliance with the mandates of the 18th amendment and the Volstead Act has changed the shape of America forever. Popular culture, hedonism, and the joys of the city were concepts […]
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Jun
Jun
A woman looks in the mirror – short hair and a straight silhouette. It is a far cry from the fantasy and shape of the horse which the mother had adorned. but he loves In complete rejection of the Victorian era, where women left the air-restricting loincloths and elaborate yet conservative clothing, the 1920s ushered […]
Paul Kelly was a tough guy actor who hit it as big as he ever would in the 1930s and 1940s…after serving a prison term for manslaughter. If you are a frequent visitor to streaming sites on your Roku such as Pub-D-Hub and Movie Vault and other sites where B-movies in glorious black and white […]