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Nat'l Security Agency: National Cryptologic Museum
On this site one can find the National Security Agency's history of cryptology, some online exhibits, and sections on mathematics, education, and more.
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Voice of America: Election of 1928: Americans Are Presented With a Clear Choice
Read a transcript from Voice of America's Making of a Nation series dealing with the election of 1928 between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith. You will read about the issues in the election and find that many national issues span time and...
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Library Company of Philadelphia: Ardent Spirits: American Temperance Movement
An extensive exhibit of the origins of the temperance movement in the United States, dating from the seventeenth century.
Library of Congress
Loc: Progressive Era to New Era, 1900 1929
This website defines and explores the Progressive Era and various aspects of American society during that period of history. It contains fairly simple text and several images.
Wessels Living History Farm
Wessels: Farming in the 1920s: 1920s World Events
Find a list of events in many categories that occurred in the 1920s.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Outlines: Clash of Cultures
Although brief, this discussion of the clash of cultures in the 1920s covers all the reasons for cultural discordance.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Calvin Coolidge
Facts, accomplishments, and biography of the life of Calvin Coolidge and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Woodrow Wilson
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Woodrow Wilson and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Andrew John Volstead House
From 1894 to 1930, this was the home of Andrew J. Volstead (1860-1947), the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1903-23), where he drafted the National Prohibition Enforcement Act...
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Photograph of Police Chief Daniel O
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Photo of San Francisco Police Captain Charles Goff
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Henry D. Clayton House
This was the home of anti-trust legislator Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. He was the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act, an act that prohibited particular types of conduct that were deemed to not be in the best interest of a competitive...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Neal Dow House
Home of Portland mayor and 1880 Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. president Neal S. Dow.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: George T. Stagg Distillery
This is a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition.
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Tru Tv: Eliot Ness: Photograph
Photograph of Eliot Ness, the prohibition officer who took down Al Capone.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Clinton B. Fisk
General Fisk was the Prohibition candidate for the presidency of the U.S. in 1888.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William J. Bryan
(1860-1925) Political leader and public speaker best know for his support of prohibition and literal interpretation of the Bible. He spoke for the prosecution in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William L. Garrison
(1805-1879) Journalist and early abolitionist who also fought for prohibition and Women's Rights
Digital History
Digital History: The Democratic Convention of 1924
The representatives to the Democratic Convention in 1924 were diverse and devisive. Read about how groups holding totally opposite beliefs attempted to select a candidate to run against Calvin Coolidge. Read about the results of the...
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Al Capone
A brief historical account of infamous member of the Chicago's underworld, Alphonse Capone.
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History of the Roaring Twenties
Step back in time to the 1920s and explore the history that made this era the 'Roaring Twenties'.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Decade That Roared
A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Era of Wonderful Nonsense and Fads
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the fads of the 1920's and the Era of Wonderful Nonsense with numerous pictures, discussion, and lingo.
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service: Historical Documents Relating to Alphonse (Al) Capone
Access the documents held by the Internal Revenue Service related to the prosecution of Al Capone for tax evasion.
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