The 1920s were a time of fervent fad-chasing: There was flagpole sitting, the Charleston, bathtub gin and, locally at least, "soccer football." It was the first concerted effort in the 20th century ...
Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström wins gold in men’s singles. It is his second of four consecutive Olympics he medals in. Bud Houser wins gold in discus and shot put. It’s the last time anyone ...
When the Olympic Games resumed after World War I, the event was not designed to escape the horrors of war. The Anwtwerp Games were used to remember. Belgium hosted after being a battleground two years ...
The 1920s were known as “The Roaring Twenties,” a decade of great economic prosperity during Prohibition that followed World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic and ended abruptly with the Wall Street ...
A look at the NFL's first decade, the 1920s: FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron ...
FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago Bears) ...