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The Roaring 20s
Updated: March 16, 2024
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, were used to get from place to place. Skirts became shorter and hats became smaller. Some people had telephones, and families could own cameras and record their own memories.
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, were used to get from place to place. Skirts became shorter and hats became smaller. Some people had telephones, and families could own cameras and record their own memories.
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