Stock Car Racing In The 1920's

Stock Car Racing

The 18th amendment (prohibition of alcohol) changed the atmosphere of America and how people acted. Bootleggers, moonshiners, and many more forms of transporting alcohol illegally was born. “Moonrunners” were people who transported the illegal alcohol in cars. They started to upgrade the cars and add new and improved details in order to help them out run the cops. Eventually, “Moonrunners" started to race their cars. This formed into the sport of Stock Car Racing. During the 1920’s this sport was a huge hit because it was new and exciting. To this day stock Car Racing is still around and it usually known as NASCAR Racing.

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Flagpole Sitting

Flagpole Sitting was a popular “fad” in the 1920’. As they did not have iphones or xbox to entertain themselves.The act of pole sitting is when one sits of top of a pole, often a flagpole for as long as they

Some couples were professional dancers disguised as rookies, and other couples were just rookies looking to get some money, and food. You were awarded money if you won the competition, and competitors were also provided food and water throughout their time competing. These competitions can last for however long the last couple goes, often a few weeks or a month. Yes, you read that correctly. There were couple who danced for a month straight. They did this by training their bodies to fall into a deep sleep the second they had their 11 minutes per hour to sleep. This is how they got through an entire MONTH dancing. The marathons were eventually frowned upon, as they were not only seen as unhealthy, but dancing as a whole was frowned upon in churches. After one woman almost commited suicide post not winning after dancing for 19 days, the state of Washington banned these contests as a