The 1920s social studdies question?

Homework sucks, eh?

If you're gonna do this sort of thing, and expect it to succeed, you'll need to learn to disguise the otherwise very obvious homework nature of the thing.

Jan. 5, 1920 - The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. This would begin the "Curse of the Bambino" and would have dramatic effects on the market through people in Boston being so depressed by the loss of the Babe. The economic turmoil resulting would lead to the eventual crash of the stock market.

January 28, 1922 - American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" which led to much grumbling amongst the underworld of bookies and gamblers. The results of which would lead many people to invest heavily in failed corporations that lead to the crash on Wall St.

First class work, McG . . .

Hey, I remember having homework and would have certainly appreciated such help when I was a young man. We didn't have the internet to help us, so why not use the full force of this new technology to lend a helping hand.

Of course I left out some details, but my answer should at least get the young student on the correct track.

Right. I remember the beginning of smoking bans in federal buildings. A week later, Paul Volker tucked his box of big, black, smelly cigars under his arm, and walked off the job. A week after that, the stock market crashed.

thanks for the chortle McG