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A New Popular Culture is Born

The 1920sA New Popular Culture is BornRadio

How did radio help create a common culture in the U.S.?People throughout the country heard the same news, ads, and music.KDKA 1st corporate radio station

MoviesMass media entertainmentD.W. Griffith The Birth of a Nation. - Very controversial

Walt DisneySteamboat Willie introduced an animated character Mickey Mouse!

Charlie ChaplinOne of the brightest stars of the 1920sCharacter portrayed a tramp with ragged clothes and a derby hat

Charles Lindbergh Lucky LindyFirst person to complete a transatlantic flight

Amelia Earhart1st woman to fly across the Atlantic

Red GrangeAKA Galloping Ghost excellent football player in college and turned pro after college

Helen WillisWon 31 major tennis tournaments and 2 Gold Medals

Bobby JonesWon golfs 1st Grand Slam 4 majors

Babe RuthThe Sultan of Swat

F. Scott FitzgeraldWrote several books The Great Gatsby

George GershwinMusical composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue