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Spoke: 20s Indeed Roared

Spokalooneh: The 1920's were a remarkable time in history, Escapee. Much financial shenanigans, widespread use of the horseless carriage, and mass market entertainment came into fruition, with the demise of Vaudeville and the rise of movies and radio. Huge population shift from rural to urban. Explosion of numerous cultural phenomena. The Jazz Age. The age of modernity. The Roaring Twenties indeed.

Question: Which decade of the 20th Century was the most (searching for word) ... interesting?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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