https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79 By: Harrison Diggs en-us 2018-05-29 20:07:40 UTC 2023-04-29 20:49:20 UTC hello@padlet.com hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264364439 The 1920's saw a huge uptake in the popularity of sports. Due to the increased power of advertising and newspapers, sports became a nationwide phenomenon. The most popular sports of the decade were baseball and boxing.]]> 2018-05-29 20:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264364439 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373139 2018-05-29 21:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373139 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373618 2018-05-29 21:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373618 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373820 2018-05-29 21:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373820 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373839 Baseball was one of the biggest sports in the 1920's. American's adored stars like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig for their accomplishments on the field. The most popular team of the period was by far the New York Yankees. The Yankees won 3 world series during the decade the most of any team in the MLB in that span. Baseball was not yet integrated at this point and enjoyed a great popularity among African American's aswell. Players such as Satchel Paige were icons of the African American baseball movement.]]> 2018-05-29 21:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264373839 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264385134 Boxing was another extremely popular sport in the 1920's. The 20's and 30's are known as the Golden Age of boxing in America and around the world. The sport was dominated by  World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey and drew huge crowds in attendance. The creation of motion pictures brought more fame to boxing. Boxing served as a uniting factor among American's who championed different Boxers of the age.]]> 2018-05-29 22:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264385134 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264500981 2018-05-30 12:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264500981 hgdiggs https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264548539 2018-05-30 14:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hgdiggs/nttq8iarku79/wish/264548539