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Jazz age
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This age had brand new music, and many new dances were made.
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Harry Houdini
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This is a world famous magician who was famous for his mind-boggling escapes, and his amazing illusions
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Flapper
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This is the name given to stylish young women of the 1920's
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Babe Ruth
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This was the best baseball player at the time, he played for the yankees, and many people came to watch him.
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The Cotton Club
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This was the most famous night club in harlem.
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Josephine Baker
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She was the queen of the broadway stage.
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Langston Hughes
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He is a world famous poet.
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Prohibition
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The act if banning the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol.
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Charles Lindbergh
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The first ever pilot to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping
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The Charleston
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This was a very popular dance that was named after the city in South Carolina.
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The Acadamy Awards
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This was started in 1929 to make movies more respectable.
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Mickey mouse
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This was the first sound cartoon, it was created because children had more leisure time no that they are not working.
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Speak Easy
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This was the name for an illegal bar that sold alcohol
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Bootlegger
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Someone who sells illegal liquor
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Flat tire
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A boring person
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Rackateeer
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Someone who obtains money illegally
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Assembly Line
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This helped to make many more of an item, in a shorter amount of time.
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Richard Simon and M. Lincoln
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They published the first ever book of crossword puzzles
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The real McCoy
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Something genuine.
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Al Capone
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He was a first talking-movie star, he is the leader of the group that bootlegged alcohol.
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