Between the War?!?!?!
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Entertainment
- Radio and radio programs were a new thing where people of the city could hear their favorite comedy acts, stories, and Roaring Twentie's new music, JAZZ.
- The end of the 19th century and a game of many would come together to compete against locals in baseball. Arkansas had its very own, the Little Rock Travelers, who even started small but later became a professional team.
Flood of 1927
In May of 1927, the new number four biggest flood hits arkansas and other surronding states. This flood had taken everthing human, animals, and land. From heavy rain fall and plenty full of snow, the water had gone into the bank of mississippi which could no longer take it and flooded out.
Oil & Boom Towns
The Roaring Twenties was not just new technolgy but also the launch for oil, the ''wildcats'' came to Arkansas own El Dorado and found liquid gold. A Boom Town was made from the found of this, bring in tons of people who were trying to get lucky to catch grasp of the new oil.
The New Deal
In a desprite act the country had elected presdient Franklin Roosevelt to get them out Great Depression. Franklins way of doing this was creating more jobs and reurging people to put there money back in the backs. Another thing he had done was end the Prohibition so americans could buy beer again which was getting money circulating againg.
Bonnie and Clyde
As the 1930's were rolling there was a bad side to it like crime and criminals. Two very famous criminals who vistied Arkansas was Bonnie and Clyde. These two were people who would rob, kill,and steal from anybody, Bonnie and clyde were unwilling killers who realsed more people than they hurt.
Cited Sources
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-kill-famous-outlaws-bonnie-and-clyde
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=383
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2202
https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/hgreat.htm