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Americans invented the music of jazz, and "Tin Pan Alley" was a portion of New York City known for its music culture.  There was a Harlem Renaissance that became the center of black culture, and a New Negro Movement emphasized learning and pride for African Americans.

Americans invented the music of jazz, and "Tin Pan Alley" was a portion of New York City known for its music culture.  There was a Harlem Renaissance that became the center of black culture, and a New Negro Movement emphasized learning and pride for African Americans.

Jazz clubs and silent movies began to have the same undesirable influence on morality that Hollywood brings to culture today.  The "flapper" was a new lifestyle for young ladies that encouraged smoking, shorter dresses, cocaine (which was then legal), and overall immorality.  The name comes from a silent movie called "The Flapper" that was produced in 1920, and today the name is often associated with the type of dress.  But an immoral lifestyle came along with it, and tobacco companies profiting from the increase in smoking by women helped promote it.

Jazz clubs and silent movies began to have the same undesirable influence on morality that Hollywood brings to culture today.  The "flapper" was a new lifestyle for young ladies that encouraged smoking, shorter dresses, drinking alcohol (which was illegal), taking cocaine (which was then legal), and overall immorality.  The name comes from a silent movie called "The Flapper" that was produced in 1920, and today the name is often associated with the type of dress.  But an immoral lifestyle came along with it, and tobacco companies profiting from the increase in smoking by women helped promote it.

The first commercial radio broadcast was in 1920.  The "talking" movies came in 1927, with the first successful one being "The Jazz Singer."  Also in 1927 Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo airplane flight from New York City to Paris to win a prize.  He named his small airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis."  On his takeoff he narrowly missed crashing, and he encountered problems like ice on his wings and getting lost along the way.  He was greeted by a huge crowd and a hero's welcome when he landed in Paris.

The first commercial radio broadcast was in 1920.  The "talking" movies came in 1927, with the first successful one being "The Jazz Singer."  Also in 1927 Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo airplane flight from New York City to Paris to win a prize.  He named his small airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis."  On his takeoff he narrowly missed crashing, and he encountered problems like ice on his wings and getting lost along the way.  He was greeted by a huge crowd and a hero's welcome when he landed in Paris.