Views by Decade: 1920s (page 1)

1920-1929:

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Sask Hall Dining Room

2 November 1920 - first radio station begins broadcasting (US)
7 May 1920 - first exhibition of the Group of Seven artwork opens
27 July 1921 - Banting and Best isolate insulin
3 December 1921 - the first Grey Cup football game is held, pitting East against West
1921-1925 - height of prohibition - importation of liquor banned
1 April 1924 - the Royal Canadian Air Force is established
20 May 1927 - Charles Lindbergh first to cross the Atlantic by plane
1928 - Alexander Fleming isolates penicillin
19 October 1929 - stock market crashes

Books:Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt; Mazo de la Roche, Jalna; T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land.
Movies: "Broadway Melody;" "The Gold Rush;" "Coquette."
Music:Two 'hillbilly' songs are recorded, founding country music.


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