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  2. Roaring Twenties - Wikipedia

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    The Roaring Twenties was a decade of economic growth and widespread prosperity, driven by recovery from wartime devastation and deferred spending, a boom in construction, and the rapid growth of consumer goods such as automobiles and electricity in North America and Europe and a few other developed countries such as Australia. [18]

  3. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage. You pay for the booze and the giggle is free. Example: "Barkeep!

  4. 1920s - Wikipedia

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    The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...

  5. Speakeasy - Wikipedia

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    A speakeasy, also called a beer flat [1] or blind pig or blind tiger, was an illicit establishment that sold alcoholic beverages. ... The Roaring Twenties.

  6. History Repeats Itself: Here's How the 2020s Are Looking Like ...

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    The same excesses that powered the '20s became its downfall. ... While swanky speakeasies and flapper fashion styles were a part of the so-called Roaring Twenties, they existed in a context of ...

  7. Portal:1920s - Wikipedia

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    The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...

  8. 'The Hotel League': Forgotten slice of South Florida baseball ...

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    This was in the Roaring20s when patrons were desperate for titillation coming out of World War I. There was a team that represented the Royal Poinciana in Palm Beach and another one nearby at ...

  9. List of former Knott's Berry Farm attractions - Wikipedia

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    This dark ride first took riders past a fairy-tale like plot set in the Roaring '20s with a Bear family named, Raz, Boysen, Girlsen, Elder, and Flapper Bear-y on a journey to the fair while being in contact with a pie thief named Crafty Coyote and other animals from the Fantasy scenes.