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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

1921 - One Hundred Years Ago

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Events 100 years ago have nothing at all to do with today's events, unless you consider new technologies changing the pace of life, the immigration issue, a new administration changing messaging and policies, racism and racial violence, crime, labor struggles, international conflicts and government spending on the poor. And, new kinds of poems. (Music by Paul Whiteman band (from 1921) and Lee Rosevere ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Based on using a 7kWh home charger, an EDF's go electric overnight tariff at 8pkWh of

0:33.2

peak.

0:36.6

The President, Warren Harding, signs a joint congressional resolution declaring an end to

0:42.2

America's state of war with Germany, Austria and Hungary.

0:46.0

The guns have been silent for some time.

0:48.8

Other allies in the war had already signed a treaty, but since the Senate rejected the

0:52.8

treaty of Versailles, including the League of Nations during Wilson's term, it fell to

0:58.8

the Harding Administration and the Republican Congress to draft a separate piece with Germany.

1:06.2

Harding signs the bill restoring friendly relations.

1:09.6

He then goes and plays a round of golf.

1:16.6

That's 1921, and Radio is getting its introduction.

1:28.6

There are five radio stations.

1:30.7

The World Series is broadcast by Newark, New Jersey station WJZ.

1:37.4

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman wins the Golden Mermaid trophy.

1:44.2

Officials later dub her the first Miss America.

1:58.4

In Wichita, Kansas, a strange edifice emerges, a tiny burger shack with just $700.

2:05.6

Waldo, Ingram and Walter Anderson open up their white castle.

2:11.7

It almost didn't happen.

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