Many Americans spent the 1920s in a great mood. Investors flocked to a rising stock market. Companies launched brand-new, cutting-edge products, like radios and washing machines. Exuberant ...

With World War I in the rear-view mirror, a period of great economic growth was underway, along with the dawn of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age—eras of great social change. Prohibition began as ...

The economy was booming, dance clubs flourished and modern technology made anything seem possible during the time known as ...

Outside of popular literature, many real-life tycoons amassed enormous wealth during the so-called Roaring Twenties. Using the first-ever Forbes’ Rich List, published in 1918, read on to ...