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The Stock Market Crash of 1929
After a boom on the stock market that enticed many everyday people to invest their entire savings, the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929.

Tomb of King Tut Found!
In November 1922, Howard Carter discovered not just an unknown ancient Egyptian tomb, but one that had lain nearly undisturbed for over 3,000 years. What lay within King Tut's tomb astounded the world.

Soviets Change the Calendar
Although Lenin accepted the Gregorian calendar in the Soviet Union in 1918, the Soviets revamped the entire calendar again 1929, creating a Soviet revolutionary calendar that had five-day weeks. Learn more about the history of the calendar and the Soviet calendar reforms.

Academy Awards Interesting Facts
Who received the very first Oscar? What was the only X-rated film to win an Academy Award? Who was nominated for Best Actor awards twice after his death? How did the Academy Awards cause two sisters to become estranged? Find out the answers to these questions, plus learn additional interesting facts about the Academy Awards.

Flappers in the Roaring Twenties
In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.