"FACTS about this decade
106,521,537 people in the United States
2,132,000 unemployed, unemployment 5.2%
Life expectancy: Male 53.6, Female 54.6
343.000 in military (down from 1,172,601 in 1919)
Average annual earnings $1236; Teacher's salary $970
Illiteracy rate reached a new low of 6% of the population
Gangland crime included murder, swindles, racketeering
It took 13 days to reach California from New York There were 387,000 miles of paved road"
(Peggy Whitley)
“The Jazz Age was one of the Greatest Periods of all time” People became alive. Bootlegging, crime, and extravagance became the norm for America. (Currel, 2009)
According to the Census Bureu, in 1920 there was 5,620,048 people who resided in just New York. This was the highest in the United States. (Census Bureu, 1920)
106,521,537 people in the United States
2,132,000 unemployed, unemployment 5.2%
Life expectancy: Male 53.6, Female 54.6
343.000 in military (down from 1,172,601 in 1919)
Average annual earnings $1236; Teacher's salary $970
Illiteracy rate reached a new low of 6% of the population
Gangland crime included murder, swindles, racketeering
It took 13 days to reach California from New York There were 387,000 miles of paved road"
(Peggy Whitley)
“The Jazz Age was one of the Greatest Periods of all time” People became alive. Bootlegging, crime, and extravagance became the norm for America. (Currel, 2009)
According to the Census Bureu, in 1920 there was 5,620,048 people who resided in just New York. This was the highest in the United States. (Census Bureu, 1920)