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jazz musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies Harlem Renaissance a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished Jack Dempsey was the most famous heavy-weight boxing champion of the 1920s. he helped make boxing a big money sport. Bobby Jones Won almost every golf championship in the 1920's credit (installment buying) "buy now, pay later" Charles Lindbergh United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) Henry Ford 1863-1947. American businessman, founder of Ford Motor Company, father of modern assembly lines, and inventor credited with 161 patents., a factory owner famous for his Model T. He developed the assembly line, which quickened production in factories, as well as the Model T. radio a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves The Jazz Singer 1927 - the first movie with sound; this "talkie" was about the life of famous jazz singer; al jolson. Charlie Chaplin British/Hollywood based actor/director; played a lonely tramp with baggy trousers, awkward walk; humorous in a depressing time Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost","Wheaton Ice Man", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League. In 2008, he was named the greatest college football player of all time by ESPN. Duke Ellington United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974), Born in Chicago middle class. moved to Harlem in 1923 and began playing at the cotton club. Composer, pianist and band leader. Most influential figures in jazz. flappers carefree young women with short, "bobbed" hair, heavy makeup, and short skirts. The flapper symbolized the new "liberated" woman of the 1920s. Many people saw the bold, boyish look and shocking behavior of flappers as a sign of changing morals. Though hardly typical of American women, the flapper image reinforced the idea that women now had more freedom. Al Capone United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)