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Although the first movie was made in the late 1800s, movies began to gain traction in the 1920s, which led to a decline in the popularity of theater. With over 20 studios by the end of the 1920s, the movie making industry released an average of 800 films a year during this decade, compared to today's average of 500. [8]
The city's population skyrocketed from 102,000 at the turn of the century, to 577,000 in 1920, and over 1.2 million in 1929. Aerial view of UCLA (formerly the University of California, Southern Branch) taken in 1922. Propelled by the boom in 1920s, it became the fifth largest city in the US.
The 1920s saw a vast expansion of Hollywood film making and worldwide film attendance. Throughout the decade, film production increasingly focused on the feature film rather than the "short" or "two-reeler." This is a change that had begun with works like the long D. W. Griffith epics of
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 ...
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 ...
A Frolic with Felix (January 25, 1920) Felix the Big Game Hunter (February 22, 1920) Wrecking a Romeo (March 7, 1920) Felix the Food Controller (April 11, 1920) Felix the Pinch Hitter (April 18, 1920) Foxy Felix (May 16, 1920) A Hungry Hoodoo (June 6, 1920) The Great Cheese Robbery (June 13, 1920) Felix and the Feed Bag (July 18, 1920) Nifty ...
Image credits: VastCoconut2609 Cognitively, pessimistic headlines and stories reinforce our negativity bias, which, according to Ruiz-McPherson, "can lead to maladaptive thought patterns ...
Late 1920s music trends Louis Armstrong becomes one of the most renowned and iconic figures in the world of jazz. His work during this period is a synthesis of African American folk song, the music of the cabarets and the veneration of virtuosity in the Chicago music scene. [193] With the rise of talking pictures, the first movie musicals are ...