Views by Decade: 1920s (page 1)1920-1929:
Sask Hall Dining Room |
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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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