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1919 History, Facts and Trivia

1919 History, Facts and TriviaQuick Facts from 1919 America-Changing Event: Prohibition arrived. The 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. Americans had ten months to prepare before it took effect in January 1920. They did not use those months to quit drinking.Must-See Movies: Broken Blossoms (D.W. […]

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Early 1900s: The 100 Most Popular Songs

1900–1919 Popular Music: Ragtime, Broadway Songs, Patriotic Music, Irish Ballads, Early Blues, Tin Pan Alley, and Songs Before Radio Took OverPopular music from 1900 to 1919 lived in a different world than the hit songs that came later. Before commercial radio became part of everyday American life in the 1920s, most people heard songs through

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