Random Facts About The 1920s

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  • @ruthm.6071
    @ruthm.6071 Жыл бұрын

    Great topic! Yes, by all means keep the trivia and anecdotes coming. Here's a little known fact. In "Speedy" Harold Lloyd's last silent film there is a segment filmed on location at Coney Island. Harold's new suit keeps getting soiled. As he walks past a fun house mirror, Harold flips the bird at his distorted reflection.

  • @shereesmazik5030
    @shereesmazik5030 Жыл бұрын

    “Reading a book for fun .” This makes you the interesting person your subscribers know and love .

  • @inthemouthofmadness5910
    @inthemouthofmadness5910 Жыл бұрын

    The 1920s is the most interesting and intriguing decade.

  • @lisarakic9285
    @lisarakic9285 Жыл бұрын

    Bradford, who killed himself to prove there was an afterlife, was the most interesting to me. I also had no idea Coolidge kept so many pets. And Bessie Smith running after some 'hoods' and scaring them off was also amusing. Believe it or not, I knew about the dead man who won the horse race. Poor guy. He was so dedicated.

  • @patrickryan1515

    @patrickryan1515

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't mess with BESS.

  • @user-ts4bb8uc9r
    @user-ts4bb8uc9rАй бұрын

    I love the fashion from that era especially the evening gowns and the wedding dresses they all had huge bouquet of flowers

  • @feresmourali5783
    @feresmourali5783 Жыл бұрын

    I understand that videos such as this take their time, but I would love more of them

  • @sugarplum5824
    @sugarplum5824 Жыл бұрын

    I'm the one in my family who has a head full of useless but interesting facts rolling around upstairs. My family frequently asks me, "How do you know that?!?" so I completely understand your fascination with trivia. This video gives me more interesting information. I love the birds named Nip and Tuck 🤣 You often pique my interest enough for me to continue to delve further into subjects you cover for more information. You do a marvelous job. Keep up the great work! 👍

  • @73dmonty

    @73dmonty

    11 ай бұрын

    Same here , *How do you know that !?! " & I often end up doing further research. Glad I'm not alone. 😁

  • @shawntaylor5468
    @shawntaylor5468 Жыл бұрын

    This was so fantastic. The Grand Ole Opry radio show debuted in November 28, 1925 and remains the longest running program, still broadcast. It’s origins are interesting. I could watch this all day.

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    9 ай бұрын

    The predecessor of the Grand Old Opry was the WLS National Barn dance from Chicago . George Haye was the organizer of both shows. He was at WLS for a few years and he then moved to Nashville and started the Grand Old Opry.

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    9 ай бұрын

    Grave yards are an equal opportunity piece of ground for both smoking men and smoking women.

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    9 ай бұрын

    The pledge of allegiance was made in its present form in 1955 when the phrase “under God” was added.

  • @73dmonty
    @73dmonty Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely would love a part 2! Thank you for this .

  • @cocoaorange1

    @cocoaorange1

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. I love this stuff.

  • @lorrainem8234
    @lorrainem8234 Жыл бұрын

    The book and jockey incidents were the most interesting to me. Thanks for the video!

  • @davidcovington901
    @davidcovington901 Жыл бұрын

    Frank Hayes was seen to slump as Sweet Kiss crossed the finish line, or just after, depending on which June 1923 newspaper you choose. The one in this video says "after."

  • @earlt.7573
    @earlt.7573 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. My father was a kid during the 20s, and when I was a kid during the 60s - 70s, I loved hearing his stories about growing up during the era. Keep up the good work here on your channel, cheers !!!

  • @davidduffy9806
    @davidduffy9806 Жыл бұрын

    Your introduction describes a man after my own heart. I’m remarkably dull, rarely invited to parties held by interesting people, or even those less interesting.

  • @jonwashburn7999
    @jonwashburn7999 Жыл бұрын

    The book one was the most surprising.

  • @mhunt7843
    @mhunt7843 Жыл бұрын

    I have only made it through the into so far, but I already know this will be another favorite. Ha, ha. Random facts with which to drive others crazy!!!

  • @robertgrace8399
    @robertgrace8399 Жыл бұрын

    always love your series, but would love to see your take on one of the most famous literary critics of the 1920s, HL Mencken. I find it odd that he has never been mentioned in your posts despite being famous for, among other things, the Hatrack case involving the publication of Hatrack, a short story by Gangs of New York author Herbert Asbury

  • @cookiepartyyy
    @cookiepartyyy9 ай бұрын

    Brilliant channel. Bravo.

  • @raymondpeterson952
    @raymondpeterson9525 ай бұрын

    the 1920s has always interested me and i love your channel, and have sub'd. thanks for your effort...

  • @quite1enough
    @quite1enough9 ай бұрын

    that cigarette thing isn't conspiracy at all, Adam Curtis explained that very well in "The century of the self"

  • @Biden2024_
    @Biden2024_ Жыл бұрын

    I became A huge fan of your channel during covid, when things opened up I stopped watching your vids but I’m back! Back when I was in high school my old teacher was born and raised in the 20’s he had so much knowledge about the time period I would come in during lunch and bug him for information

  • @Mr.H-YT42
    @Mr.H-YT42 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video! I'm currently wrapping up work on a novel set in the 1920s that leans heavily on the Egyptomania in general and Tutankhamun specifically. Love to see a piece on "the curse"! Thanks for all the hard work.

  • @oliversmith9200
    @oliversmith9200 Жыл бұрын

    Good to hear the coverage of Edward Bernays. His legacy and it's continuing influence deserves every civic minded citizen's critical examination, and, tells much of the origins of some of today's socio-economic dilemma.

  • @suzp2265
    @suzp2265 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating thank you! My favourite part was that on the promotion of smoking outdoors for women but it was all great. Love your channel.

  • @sheilaabrahams1322
    @sheilaabrahams1322 Жыл бұрын

    This was great. More videos, please!

  • @Shelton1967
    @Shelton1967 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love your channel. Keep it up!❤

  • @CottonO
    @CottonO Жыл бұрын

    What great fun! Do more, please.

  • @nerdygoat2386
    @nerdygoat2386 Жыл бұрын

    I think that Calvin Coolidge's dog was named after the title character from the comic strip "The Adventures of Prudence Prim" by Nell Brinkley. It would be awesome if you made a video about Nell Brinkley!

  • @theodorenovak3363
    @theodorenovak3363 Жыл бұрын

    Loved it all. Kerp, it coming this 1920s vintage lifestylers aka time warper loves your chanel

  • @jeromejennings8798
    @jeromejennings8798 Жыл бұрын

    Copenhagen is my jam! Don Redman was the man 🥳 Love your work!

  • @garyoz1821
    @garyoz1821 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video. I love the 1920's.

  • @JesusLopez-pg4wj
    @JesusLopez-pg4wj Жыл бұрын

    Please do one on the Worlds Fair.

  • @davidpildner8261
    @davidpildner8261 Жыл бұрын

    This was fantastic!! Well done!

  • @ThePlayboyLen
    @ThePlayboyLen9 ай бұрын

    Fascinating!

  • @jahlaune
    @jahlaune Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating

  • @graphosxp
    @graphosxp10 ай бұрын

    Since most movies from that era are lost we will never truly know when the first toilet was shown in a film!😭

  • @BoMwarriorVlog
    @BoMwarriorVlog Жыл бұрын

    That last one was definitely interesting! 😯 ...sadly though, it's not easily identifiable as being in the 1920s. 🤷

  • @ge_mail
    @ge_mail Жыл бұрын

    Excellent vid 👍

  • @frostypop934
    @frostypop934 Жыл бұрын

    Go Bessie! Great fact.

  • @cordiscoscorner
    @cordiscoscorner Жыл бұрын

    Nice job...

  • @canuckprogressive.3435
    @canuckprogressive.3435 Жыл бұрын

    I for one prefer videos like this where you read your own script. I get bored with the ones where you read an old article from the time, for some reason.

  • @VintageVera
    @VintageVera8 ай бұрын

    The guy who won the Belmont race even though he was dead was the tops for me.

  • @nathaliebatiste9521
    @nathaliebatiste9521 Жыл бұрын

    Frank Hayes incident was the most interesting to me.

  • @zyzyking
    @zyzyking Жыл бұрын

    Aloha and great channel. I would like to know about inventions, maybe crazy inventions. Interesting that cigarettes were used to promote all sorts of ways of being that have shaped our society and now 100 years later we know how harmful they are. We live in epicurean and stoic times and the push pull of both distorts our existence because of those who seeming know better and have money. Maybe its because we are told what to like and do.

  • @michaelmcgee8543
    @michaelmcgee8543 Жыл бұрын

    Fun!

  • @3frenchhens818
    @3frenchhens818 Жыл бұрын

    The prohibition against women smoking in public -- or at least a good try at that -- was still strong in the mid-1960s. We got a booklet of standards to follow when we pledged to join a sorority. It said that "ladies are never seen smoking outdoors." And we had lessons in the ladylike way to let a man light your cigarette. You looked down at the cigarette, never up at the man because that made you look like a goldfish. It had another rule that was straight out of prohibition: If you were drinking or anywhere alcohol was served you had to take your pin off. Just in case it was raided.

  • @liengandriod55
    @liengandriod557 ай бұрын

    2:21 I want to point out that South Africa and Panama prohibited alcohol during covid-19

  • @Kroellmaster
    @Kroellmaster2 ай бұрын

    interesting thanks

  • @kissingcandy1
    @kissingcandy1 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @glennso47
    @glennso474 ай бұрын

    Was Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie a sound movie before The Jazz Singer or vice versa?

  • @lisascenic
    @lisascenic Жыл бұрын

    Prudence Prim!!!! Have you made a video about the 1920s illustrator Nell Brinkley, who drew Prudence Prim comics (among many, many others)?

  • @Oakhart76
    @Oakhart76 Жыл бұрын

    What is that opening song from?

  • @brennocalderan2201

    @brennocalderan2201

    Жыл бұрын

    Sweet Mama by Duke Ellington (1929)

  • @Oakhart76

    @Oakhart76

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brennocalderan2201 Thank you very much!

  • @brennocalderan2201

    @brennocalderan2201

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Oakhart76 No problem, brother.

  • @T._Matthew_Phillips
    @T._Matthew_Phillips Жыл бұрын

    @The 1920sChannel -- what is the THEME SONG you play at the beginning of the videos? :)

  • @The1920sChannel

    @The1920sChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    "Sweet Mama" by Duke Ellington

  • @T._Matthew_Phillips

    @T._Matthew_Phillips

    Жыл бұрын

    @@The1920sChannel Thank you!! LOVE your channel!!

  • @gsx1cx217
    @gsx1cx217 Жыл бұрын

    Now who the hell wins a horse race while dead? Frank Hayes, I guess.

  • @rjwh67220
    @rjwh67220 Жыл бұрын

    Random useless facts to bore other people at parties! You got that right, Brother! May I make a humble suggestion? Put a pause between the stories. Maybe even fade to black for a second or two. I was maybe a minute into the cigarette story before I realized that it wasn’t part of the prohibition segment.

  • @mistergrandpasbakery9941
    @mistergrandpasbakery9941 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to email a document to you that I wrote.

  • @walkabout16
    @walkabout167 ай бұрын

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  • @Mrcodewarrior77006
    @Mrcodewarrior77006 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, I think you got your facts a bit mixed up. Miriam 'Ma' Furguson was in fact Texas' first female governor. After her departure in 1935, Texas did not have another female governor until Ann Richards in 1991. The governor of Texas in 1967 was John B. Connally, who was with JFK in Dealey Plaza.

  • @The1920sChannel

    @The1920sChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    I meant that there was not another female governor nationwide until 1967 (when Lurleen Wallace became the governor of Alabama). Sorry if that wasn't clear in the video.

  • @wheelieblind

    @wheelieblind

    Жыл бұрын

    @@The1920sChannel Maybe you can help me... I am looking for information about the 1950's in the UK but keep getting American stuff showing up for the most part.

  • @sentforth5
    @sentforth511 ай бұрын

    3:28 uhhh

  • @issness_god
    @issness_god Жыл бұрын

    prefer this to monotone readings

  • @donnatrudeau889
    @donnatrudeau8897 ай бұрын

    Hey there! Love your Channel. Hope you will keep contributing. 🙂

  • @metalmomrambles9005
    @metalmomrambles9005 Жыл бұрын

    The story about women smoking reminds you that people have been stupid for far longer than we think.

  • @TheEggeater1111
    @TheEggeater111122 күн бұрын

    Biased

  • @Dreamtime-Walker
    @Dreamtime-Walker Жыл бұрын

    The First in- Flight Movie 🎥 Was An Interesting Fact for Me. 🖤🤍

  • @Dreamtime-Walker
    @Dreamtime-Walker Жыл бұрын

    The First in- Flight Movie 🎥 Was An Interesting Fact for Me. 🖤🤍