Weird History
How People Spent Free Time In the 1920s
For the healing of the nations there must be good will and charity, confidence and peace," President Calvin Coolidge declared at the end of 1923, as the shadow of WWI continued to loom over America. What was life actually like in the...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Roaring Twenties - Prohibition
Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...
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The March of Time
1925: PROHIBITION: First page of 'The Ordeal of Prohibition' by Clarence S. Darrow. 1920s SPEAKEASY: MS Male bartender hands filling beer mug from tap, sliding down bar to customer, people socializing, male leg looking for foot rest under bar.
MOT 1925: PROHIBITION: First page of 'The Ordeal of Prohibition' by Clarence S. Darrow. 1920s SPEAKEASY: MS Male bartender hands filling beer mug from tap, sliding down bar to customer, people socializing, male leg looking for foot rest...
The March of Time
1920s: PROHIBITION: CU Newspaper article title 'Oceans of Liquor Drown City's Woe...', MS Hand-painted sign over window '...Barleycorn gone but not forgotten', MS Elder male reading note next to bottle outside cafe. Silly, wacky.
MOT 1920s: PROHIBITION: CU Newspaper article title 'Oceans of Liquor Drown City's Woe...', MS Hand-painted sign over window '...Barleycorn gone but not forgotten', MS Elder male reading note next to bottle outside cafe. Silly, wacky.
The March of Time
1920s: NEW YORK CITY: SPEAKEASY: Broadway speakeasy proprietor & entertainer Texas Guinan (1884-1933) standing w/ lightly dressed females, SOT saying '...many a sucker has cut himself too big a piece of cake...' Prohibition, 18th Amendment.
MOT 1920s: NEW YORK CITY: SPEAKEASY: Broadway speakeasy proprietor & entertainer Texas Guinan (1884-1933) standing w/ lightly dressed females, SOT saying '...many a sucker has cut himself too big a piece of cake...' Prohibition, 18th...
The March of Time
1920s: NEW YORK CITY: SPEAKEASY: HA WS People walking down into 21 Club entrance, MS Doorman shaking head. INT 21 Club w/ upscale people at bar, owners Charlie Berns, Jack Kreindler making note on check. Prohibition, 18th Amendment.
MOT 1920s: NEW YORK CITY: SPEAKEASY: HA WS People walking down into 21 Club entrance, MS Doorman shaking head. INT 21 Club w/ upscale people at bar, owners Charlie Berns, Jack Kreindler making note on check. Prohibition, 18th Amendment.
The March of Time
1920s: PROHIBITION: BEHIND Two men throwing, breaking liquor bottles on wall, MS Bottles in crate, breaking more bottles. WS Men opening barrels of liquid by city sidewalk, MS Liquid flowing from barrel, possibly beer, male filling bottle curbside.
MOT 1920s: PROHIBITION: BEHIND Two men throwing, breaking liquor bottles on wall, MS Bottles in crate, breaking more bottles. WS Men opening barrels of liquid by city sidewalk, MS Liquid flowing from barrel, possibly beer, male filling...
The March of Time
1920s: CRIME: HA WS People walking in street, Prohibition-era criminal & co-leader of Dutch Anderson gang Gerald Chapman sitting w/ unidentified man, being escorted alone to police wagon. Murder, police, capital punishment, death sentence.
MOT 1920s: CRIME: HA WS People walking in street, Prohibition-era criminal & co-leader of Dutch Anderson gang Gerald Chapman sitting w/ unidentified man, being escorted alone to police wagon. Murder, police, capital punishment, death...
Curated Video
Prohibition Inspired a New Generation of Rebellious Women
One of the social side effects of Prohibition was it inspired many women to break out and challenge the conservative norms of society. These women were dubbed 'Flappers.' From the Series: America In Color: The 1920s...
Curated Video
Yes, The U.S. Gov't Poisoned Alcohol in the 1920s
One of the darkest chapters of Prohibition was the government's use of toxic additives in industrial alcohol to deter drinkers. On Christmas Day 1926, 66 people died as a result. From the Series: Drinks, Crime, and Prohibition: Flappers...
Curated Video
How Americans Found a Clever Loophole in the Prohibition Act
Just because the country had voted to outlaw alcohol, didn't mean that people would comply. The legal case wasn't much helped by a quirky loophole which allowed people to drink existing supplies at home. From the Series: America in...
Curated Video
The Effects of Wavelength and Speed on Electromagnetic Waves
This video is a lecture on the effects of wavelength and speed on electromagnetic waves. The speaker explains what can happen to a wave at the boundary between two media, including reflection and refraction. They also discuss how...
SciShow
That Time the US Government Poisoned Alcohol
The alcohol we drink is just one particular kind of alcohol: ethanol. The others can be a lot more dangerous, and in the 1920s, the US government made a really dangerous cocktail.
Bozeman Science
LS2B - Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer
In this video Paul Andersen explains how matter moves from the environment into living organisms and back into the environment. Food webs are used to show how matter and energy move through organisms. Ecological pyramids show that matter...
Bozeman Science
Population Variation
Paul Andersen explains the importance of genetic variation within a population. He begins with a discussion of the devil facial tumor that is a form of cancer transferred between Tasmanian devils. He then explains how a decrease in...
Curated Video
10 Colorized Videos That Bring American History to Life 🏛️ Smithsonian Channel
Using digital colorization technology, these clips — from Prohibition to the moon landing — bring American history to life. 0:00 - Intro to 10 Colorized Videos 0:23 - 1920s: Prohibition Drives Drinking Underground 2:40 - 1920s: Iconic...
The Wall Street Journal
Enterprise Technology in the Metaverse
Metaverse evangelists say that the future of life and work is upon us. But many of the applications focus on gaming and social interactions. NVIDIA’s Richard Kerris and Constellation Research’s Ray Wang explain what the Metaverse means...
A&E Television
History.com: The Prohibition Agents Who Became Masters of Disguise
When Prohibition began, two regular guys thought it would be fun to sign up to enforce the new law. They were right.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s.
Crash Course
Crash Course Literature #4: Like Pale Gold the Great Gatsby Part I
In this Crash Course video, John Green explores F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby. John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel, and tries to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course English Literature: The Great Gatsby Part 1
In which John Green explores F Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby (video one of two). John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel and tries to...