Author Archives: Jennie Nguyen

Website Title: Khanacademy Page Title: Rise to World Power Website Address:https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/1920s-america/a/prohibition Author: Khan Academy Date Published: February 15, 2017 Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages from 1920 until 1933. Prohibition would lead to the rise of organized crime. Protestants and women all drove to institute prohibition. In 1933Continue reading “Prohibition”

Website Title: Britannica Page Title: Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games Website Address: https://www.britannica.com/event/Antwerp-1920-Olympic-Games Author: The Editor of Encyclopedia Britannica Date Published: April 13, 2019 Antwerp took place from April 20th- September 12, 1920 in Belgium. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey were not invited. More than 2,600 athletes including women attended.

Website Title: WyoHistory Page Title: The Ambition of Nellie Tayloe Ross Website Address: https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/ambition-nellie-tayloe-ross Author: Tom Rea Date Published: November 8, 2014 After William B. Ross died in 1924, his wife Nellie Taylor Ross was asked to run for the governor of Wyoming. She was inaugurated on January 5, 1925, she would then be theContinue reading “Nellie Tayloe Ross”

Website Title: TIME Page Title: A Brief History of Mickey Mouse Website Address: http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859935,00.html Author: Claire Suddath Date Published: November 18, 2008 When Mickey was first created it started with a rabbit. Walt Disney created a character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. With a round, white face, big button nose and floppy black ears, OswaldContinue reading “Mickey Mouse”