VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
C E C
M A GA Z I N E
NEWSLETTER DATE: MARCH 2011
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
NEWS
2
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
3
ROARING 20’S
JAZZ
PEOPLE
4
PEOPLE CONTINUED..
5
SPORTS
6
SPORTS CONTINUED..
7
NEW DEAL TOP
TEN
8
CRIME
9
MAJOR
EVENTS
Stock Market
Crash
Prohibition of
Alcohol
Al Capone
Babe Ruth
Dust Bowl
Radio was free so music became very
popular. The new styles that evolved,
influenced the development of modern
popular music styles. Louis Armstrong
and Duke Ellington were the faces of
Jazz. Robert Johnson was made famous by blues. The Carter Family and
Jimmy Rogers, were known for their
western music.
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NEWS
Alcohol
Alcohol was considered immoral. People thought it had to do
with corrupting politics. The grain used to make the beer was saved for
food during WWJ. The 18th Amendment banded the sale, manufacturing,
and transportation of alcohol . Volstead Act created federal agencies to
enforce the 18th Amendment. Consumption of alcohol was reduced by
50%. The prohibition or alcohol created violent organized crime cartels
like Al Capone. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment in
1933.
Stock Market
The Stock Market Crash also known as Black Tuesday happened
on October 29, 1929. The crash was caused by margin buying and fraud
and false demand for stocks. The bankrupt companies caused unemployment, which hurt all other companies. Unemployed workers drew savings
from banks to live on. Farmers were unable to pay all of their debts. 2.5
billion in savings was lost. Hoover set up the reconstruction finance corporation. This allowed for federal loans to be given to help struggling
bank. Franklin Roosevelt set up a program to end the Great Depression.
This was somewhat based on Keyhesian economics. John Maynard
Keynes was the most influential economist since Adam Smith. His idea’s
reverse Smith’s conception that laissez-faire is good. The New Deal Programs were unable to resolve the Great Depression. Unemployment
stayed around 10%. The New Deal Programs left a larger national debt.
Red Scare
U.S. troops were sent to USSR to fight Lenin as WWJ was ending.
There was fear that communism would take over the world. Mitchell
Palmer created “FBI.” The 1st FBI director persecuted communists and
immigrants. The Red Scare caused fear of all foreigners. Nocola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Bancetti were Italian immigrants executed on little evidence on little evidence by a “red scare” country. The Red Scare led to
Civil Rights Tension.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Bix Beiderbecke
One of the most popular and sophisticated jazz trumpet players for the roaring twenties.
His smooth sound was especially popular on college campuses.
Joined the wolverines and made his first recording n 1924.
Played with Frankie Trumbauer’s band in St. Louis.
1926: Bix joined Jean Goldkette Orchestra and radio broadcasts brought Beiderbecke
nation wide acclaim.
Jelly Roll Morton
First great composer of jazz music.
One of the first jazz musicians to travel the country and spread the “New Orleans
Sound.”
Recorded with the Red Hot Peppers in the New Orleans style.
After moved to New York in 1928, he fooled into relative obscurity. He failed to alter
his style and was upstaged by artists favoring soloist .
Earl Hines
Influenced the evolution of modern piano styles.
In Chicago, Hines found himself in high demand with the top jazz bands in the city.
Became aquatinted with Louis Armstrong while Hines was with Carroll Dickersons
band in 1926.
Recorded King Oliver’s duet, “Weather Bird.”
His improvisation and counter rhythms impressed Armstrong and other famous jazz
musicians.
1928 Hines started his own band, which played at the Grand Terrace.
Broadway
1920s were broadways prime years, with over 50 new musicals opening in just one
season. Record numbers of people paid up to $3.50 for a seat at a musical.
Broadway shows were produced by showmen who took musical theatre seriously and
tried to provide quality entertainment while making a profit at the same time.
Popular musical comedies: “Sally” and “No, No, Nanette.”
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PEOPLE
*Emily Murphy
1.
Famous crusader for women’s rights.
2.
Born in Cookstown, Ontorio.
3.
Was determined to change the law that the women would receive nothing of her husbands possessions.
4.
Passed the Dower Act in 1911.
5.
Became the first woman magistrate in the British Empire.
6.
Led the battle to have a woman judge preside over cases involving women and children.
7.
Campaigned against drug addiction and fought to prvoe that women were “persons”
under the law, with the “famous five,” and could therefore be appointed to the senate.
*Foster Hewitt
1.
First sports broadcaster to ever broadcast a hockey game on radio.
2.
No one had done it on radio before and there was a chance it could all go down the
drain.
3.
For the first game, Foster was placed in a booth at rink level, which was a bad idea
because the glass fogged up and was hard to see through.
4.
For about 30 years he was hockey for 1000s of Canadians.
5.
In 1920s NHL hockey and he became part of Canadian history.
*Henry Ford
1.
His company began construction of the worlds largest industrial complex along the
banks of the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. The massive Rouge Plant included all
the elements needed for automobile production: a steel mill, glass factory, and automobile assembly line. By September 1927, all steps in the manufacturing process
from refining raw materials to final assembly of the automobile took place at the vast
Rouge Plant, characterizing Henry Ford’s idea of mass production.
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PEOPLE CONTINUED..
*Walt Disney
1.
Made the first animated cartoon with sound. Their short film steam boat Willie, starring a
new character called Mickey. People were saying how cute it was to make animals talk
and act like humans. So he created other characters like Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy,
Daisy, and Mini.
*Al Capone
1.
One of the meanest guys in the 20s
2.
Lead a lot of killings. Most famous was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, on February
14, 1929, members of Capone's gang disguised themselves as policemen and raided a
garage run by rival gagster Bug S. Moran. Capone's men lined the Mora's gang up
against the wall, machine gunning them to death.
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SPORTS
Baseball/ Babe Ruth
Breaks homerun record in 1927 (60 homeruns).
Played for the New York Yankees when he broke the record.
Nicknames: the Bambino, The Sultan of Swat.
As a Yankee, Ruth won ten home run crowns and played in seven world
series, with the Yankees winning four of them
Boxing/Jack Demsey
Nickname: The Manassa Mauler.
World heavy weight champion in 1919, when he defeated American
Boxer Jess Willard.
The 1926 Dempsey lost the title to the American boxer Gene Tunney.
Fought career total of 69 professional fights, with 47 wins by knockout.
Dempsey did much to make professional boxing a profitable and popular
enterprise.
Swimming/Caroline Gertrude Ederle
First woman to swim across the English Channel.
From 1921 to 1925, she broke many American and world swimming re
cords.
At 1924 Olympics in Paris, France, Ederle won a gold medal in the 400meter freestyle relay and bronze medals in the 100-meter and 400- me
ter freestyle races.
First attempt to cross the English Channel, failed in 1925, she tried again
later and succeeded. Established record time for men and women. Ed
erle covered the 56km from Cap Gris-Nez, France, to Dover England,
in 14hrs and 31mins.
Was elected to the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Tennis/Big Bill
Big Bill becomes fist American to win Wimbledon
William “Big Bill,” Tatem Tilden II, became the first American to win a Wim
bledon title in 1920..
Recaptured title in 1921 and 1930.
Crowned U.S. Champion on 7 occasions.
Horseracing/Steve Donoghue
No stranger to horse racing victories. Steve Donoghue won the Derby for the
3rd time in 1921.
After his third of 6 derby wins, he went on to repeat his feat again in 1922
(riding Captain Cuttle), 1923 (riding Papyrus), and 1925 (riding manna).
From 1914-1923 Donoghue was dubbed champion jockey.
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THE NEW DEAL TOP 10
1.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration– Farmers were paid to not plant 1/4 of their land to
limit supply and raise prices.
2.
Tennessee Valley Authority– Twenty dams and power plants were built on the Tennessee
River to create jobs and affordable electricity to rural south.
3.
Public Works Administration– This allowed the building of roads, bridges, dams (Hoover
Dam), and federal building to create jobs.
4.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation- Saving accounts were insured up to $2500. Today
it is up to $100,000 per depositor.
5.
Securities and Exchange Commission– This regulated the stock market.
6.
Civilian Conservation Corps– Men, 18-25, were sent to live in camps in the west. They
fought fires and restored national parks.
7.
Social Security Act of 1935– Workers and employers pay into a fund to provide pensions
for retirees. This creates unemployment insurance.
8.
Fair Labor Standards Act– People had to make $25 an hour. Higher pay would fuel spending and jobs.
9.
Federal Housing Administration– The government insured loans for housing.
10. 21st Amendment– Because of prohibition being repealed more jobs and spending was
created.
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CRIME
Al Capone was born into an
immigrant family. He quit
school after the sixth grade.
He is known for being one of
the greatest street gang
members. He was Johnny
Torrio’s second hand man.
Capone is wanted for serious
gang rivalries. He has been
known to be carrying concealed deadly weapons. He
has been arrested for the
murder of three people.
John Zuta worked for Al Capone. He was an accountant
who was involved with prostitution. He is wanted for helping Al Capone sentencing
people to death. A month
later he was shot down by
eight men in a roadhouse.
John Dillinger was a bank
robber and an American
Gangster. He was never convicted with murder. Even
though he shot at police. He
is wanted for his bank robberies and has made local
news several times.
Wanted
Al Capone
“I am like any other man.
All I do is supply a demand.
“ -Al Capone
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Jack Zuta
John Dillinger