Social+and+Cultural

The nineteen twenties were overflowing with culture and 'new things.' Music was hitting its high, and sports were starting to make their way into the lives of people. Music such as Dixieland and Blues were becoming popular and the Harlem Renaissance was beginning to take some control. The 1920s were also called the Jazz age. Louis Armstrong was making a difference in the Jazz Age also. Dance was becomming a big part of the culture in the ninteen twenties, dances such as the Charleston were starting up. Some of the books that were being published at this time included Mein Kampf, or My Struggle, by Adolf Hitler in Germany, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne. Among the news of this time in Europe was the announcement of the Duke and Duchess of York being married, Queen Elizabeth II being born, and Rudolf Valentino dying in 1926. Everywhere, golf was becoming open to every social class, and waterskiing was just starting. In America, Harry Houdini died, Babe Ruth had broken the home run record with 60 home runs, and William Tatem Tilden II became the first American to win Wimbledon. Asia had Sergei Diaghilev die in 1929, along with Vladimir Lenin passing away. In Latin America, the swimmer, Johnny Weismuller, who swam the 100 meters in 58.6 seconds in 1922 died in Mexico, Nicaragua was also in the middle of a revolt.