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During the 1920s (often referred to as the "Roaring Twenties"), a surging economy in the U.S. created an era of mass consumerism, as Jazz-Age flappers flouted Prohibition laws and the Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture.

1921

Chanel No. 5 perfume launches

1920s

This Day in History Video: What Happened on February 14

1920s

This Day in History Video: What Happened on August 23

1920s
1927

Charles Lindbergh takes off across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis

1920s
1926

Star of the silent screen Rudolph Valentino dies

1920s
1927

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

1920s
1927

Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight

1920s
1920

League of Nations instituted

1920s
1926

Celebrated magician Harry Houdini dies

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1928

Woman claiming to be Anastasia Romanov arrives in the U.S.

1920s
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