It should come as no surprise that life in 1924 was drastically different from how it is in 2024.
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge was president, and Babe Ruth was the most famous athlete in the world.
These photos show how people's day-to-day lives looked 100 years ago.
From popular fashion trends to the day's latest technologies, life looked completely different in 1924.
The United States had 48 states, there was no such thing as social media or the internet, and gas cost between about 13 and 25 cents a gallon.
While the start of the Roaring '20s brought in a new era of societal freedom and technological advancements, much has also changed in the last 100 years.
Here's a look at how people's day-to-day lives were 100 years ago.
The start of the 1920s brought in a new era for transportation, and automobiles had become a mainstream method of travel for many people.
Though many countries were still recovering from the negative effects of World War I, by 1924, the United States had bounced back and become a hive of industry.
One of the most influential advancements of the time was the mass production of automobiles.
One of the most popular vehicles of the time was the Ford Model T, which the Ford Motor Company sold between 1908 and 1927. The company mass-produced the car on an assembly line, making it faster to make and, therefore, more affordable for the everyday consumer.
When it was time to fill up the tank, drivers would pull into a fueling station, like the one pictured above, where gas would run you between about 13 and 25 cents a gallon.
But if you lived in a major city, such as New York, it was also possible to take the subway.
This is what the entrance to an uptown Manhattan BMT-line subway station looked like in 1924.
Speaking of New York, this is what Times Square looked like in 1924.
Though some familiar advertisements and billboards are there, Times Square looks completely different.
Popular pastimes included going to the theater.
Pictured above is Jolson's 59th Street Theatre, now known as the New Century Theatre in New York. The theater opened in 1921 at 932 Seventh Avenue and was demolished in 1962.
People also dined in restaurants, but you definitely wouldn't find any cocktails on the menu.
Prohibition went into effect in 1920 with the passing of the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
But the law also led to the rise of speakeasies — some of which are still scattered throughout New York City.
Diners were also popular, though they were often called 'lunch cars.'
The Telegraph reported that most diners in the early 1900s were modeled after train dining cars, and were sometimes even converted from the original train cars into stand-alone eateries.
Other casual-dining spots, such as the one pictured above, featured elements we'd commonly associate with diners, including the bar-style lunch counter and classic uniforms.
Other pastimes included catching a baseball game.
Pictured above is the iconic New York Yankees player Babe Ruth in 1924.
Though he was only 29, the Seattle Times reported Ruth's 1924 batting average of .378 topped the American League.
The 1924 Summer Olympics were held in Paris.
Over 3,000 athletes competed in the games, including 2,954 men and 135 women.
One of the most notable gold-medal winners from the 1924 Olympics was Richard Norris Williams, a Titanic survivor who escaped the ship by jumping into the below-freezing waters. His father died when the first funnel fell from the ship, but 21-year-old Williams was able to swim and reach a lifeboat.
After a doctor told Williams that his frozen legs would need to be amputated, the aspiring tennis professional said, "I'm going to need these legs!"
When he made it aboard the Carpathia, he insisted on walking around the deck until gradually recovering the feeling in his legs.
Following the sinking of the Titanic, Williams had a successful tennis career and won a mixed-doubles gold medal with his tennis partner, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman.
Jazz music defined popular music of the decade, a trend that was in full swing by 1924.
In 1924, the iconic jazz musician Louis Armstrong moved from his native New Orleans to New York City, forever changing his career trajectory.
Jazz music also inspired popular dances, including the Charleston.
This is what a typical classroom looked like in the mid-1920s.
By the early 1920s, many classrooms had become coeducational, with boys and girls learning in the same classroom.
Unsurprisingly, most schools were still segregated by race at that time, and many remained segregated until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case deemed school segregation unconstitutional in 1954.
Furthermore, the Virginian Racial Integrity Act of 1924 reinforced racial segregation in schools, banning Indigenous American students from attending white schools and prohibiting interracial marriage in the state.
Debutante balls saw a resurgence in the Roaring '20s.
Also known as cotillions, debutante balls allowed wealthy young women to debut in society.
They often wore white with feathers in their hair, though many outfits were visibly more modern and flapper-inspired than traditional debutante looks from decades prior.
The Miss America pageant celebrated its fourth year of operation in 1924.
Pictured above, five contestants in the Miss America contest walk along the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in July 1924.
That year, 18-year-old Ruth Malcomson of Pennsylvania took home the crown.
Work opportunities for women were gaining momentum by 1924.
In 1920, women made up about 20% of the labor force in the United States, many of whom worked in factories manufacturing apparel, food, and tobacco products, according to the Department of Labor.
Other popular occupations for women included working as teachers, typists, salespeople, bookkeepers, seamstresses, and housekeepers.
A presidential election was held in 1924, a year after Warren G. Harding died.
Following Harding's death at age 57 on August 2, 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president.
The 1924 election, a three-way race, was held on November 4, and the incumbent president, Calvin Coolidge, was declared the winner.
Pictured above is the floor of the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in 1924.
President Coolidge was known as a man of few words, and his frugality heavily contrasted with the excess and decadence of the Roaring '20s.
"His great task was to restore the dignity and prestige of the Presidency when it had reached the lowest ebb in our history … in a time of extravagance and waste," Alfred E. Smith, a former governor of New York, wrote of Coolidge, calling him "distinguished for character more than for heroic achievement," according to the White House.
Correction: January 16, 2024 — An earlier version of this story included a photo of a classroom in 1924 that included several sets of twins. The photo has been replaced with one that reflects a more typical classroom from the mid-1920s.
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Haishangazi kwamba maisha ya mwaka wa 1924 yalikuwa tofauti sana na yale ya mwaka wa 2024. Mwaka 1924 Calvin Coolidge alikuwa rais wa Marekani na Babe Ruth alikuwa mwanariadha maarufu duniani. Picha hizi zinaonyesha jinsi maisha ya kila siku ya watu yalivyokuwa miaka 100 iliyopita. Kuanzia mitindo ya mtindo hadi teknolojia ya kisasa, maisha yalionekana tofauti kabisa mwaka wa 1924. Marekani ilikuwa na majimbo 48, haikuwa na mitandao ya kijamii au mtandao, na gharama ya gesi ilikuwa kati ya senti 13 na 25 kwa galoni. Wakati mwanzo wa Roaring '20s ulileta enzi mpya ya uhuru wa kijamii na maendeleo ya kiteknolojia, mengi pia yamebadilika katika miaka 100 iliyopita. Hapa kuna picha ya maisha ya kila siku ya watu wa miaka 100 iliyopita. Mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1920, magari yalikuwa yamekuwa njia ya kawaida ya kusafiri kwa watu wengi. Ingawa nchi nyingi zilikuwa zikijirekebisha kutokana na madhara ya Vita vya Kwanza vya Ulimwengu, kufikia mwaka wa 1924, Marekani ilikuwa imerudi nyuma na kuwa kitovu cha viwanda. Mojawapo ya maendeleo yenye uvutano mkubwa zaidi ya wakati huo ilikuwa uzalishaji mkubwa wa magari. Mfano wa gari la kwanza la Ford Model T, ambalo lilitengenezwa na kampuni ya Ford Motor Company, lilitengenezwa mwaka wa 1908. Kampuni hiyo ilizalisha gari hilo kwa wingi kwenye mstari wa kukusanya, na hivyo kulifanya liwe rahisi kutengenezwa na kwa hiyo liwe nafuu kwa watumiaji wa kila siku. Wakati wa kujaza mafuta, madereva walienda kwenye kituo cha mafuta kama kile kilichoonyeshwa hapo juu, ambapo gesi iligharimu karibu senti 13 hadi 25 kwa lita moja. Lakini ikiwa uliishi katika jiji kubwa, kama vile New York, ingewezekana pia kutumia gari-moshi la chini ya ardhi. Hii ni jinsi mlango wa kituo cha reli ya chini ya ardhi ya Manhattan ilivyokuwa mnamo 1924. Kwa mfano, katika New York, Times Square ilikuwa kama hii mnamo 1924. Ingawa kuna matangazo na mabango ya matangazo yanayojulikana, Times Square inaonekana tofauti kabisa. Vitu vilivyopendwa sana vilitia ndani kwenda kwenye jumba la maonyesho. Jumba la maonyesho la Jolson's 59th Street Theatre, ambalo sasa linaitwa New Century Theatre, ni mojawapo ya maonyesho ya maonyesho ya kuigiza ya New York. Jumba hilo la maonyesho lilifunguliwa mwaka wa 1921 katika 932 Seventh Avenue na lilibomolewa mwaka wa 1962. Watu pia walikula chakula cha jioni katika mikahawa, lakini kwa hakika usingepata vinywaji vyovyote kwenye orodha ya vyakula. Sheria ya Marufuku ilianza kutumika mwaka wa 1920 na kuidhinishwa kwa marekebisho ya 18 ya sheria ya Marekani, ambayo yalipiga marufuku utengenezaji, uuzaji na usafirishaji wa pombe. Lakini sheria hiyo pia ilisababisha kuongezeka kwa speakeasies - ambazo zingine bado zimetawanyika kotekote New York City. Vituo vya kula vilikuwa pia maarufu, ingawa mara nyingi viliitwa'magari ya chakula cha mchana.' Telegraph iliripoti kwamba wengi wa wauzaji wa chakula katika miaka ya mapema ya 1900 walikuwa modeled baada ya magari ya treni dining, na wakati mwingine hata kubadilishwa kutoka magari ya treni ya awali katika vyakula kujitegemea. Vituo vingine vya chakula cha kawaida, kama vile kile kilichoonyeshwa hapo juu, vilikuwa na vitu ambavyo kwa kawaida tunahusianisha na wageni, ikiwa ni pamoja na kaunta ya chakula cha mchana ya mtindo wa baa na sare za kawaida. Vitu vingine alivyopenda kufanya ni kama vile kutazama mchezo wa besiboli. Mchezaji wa zamani wa New York Yankees, Babe Ruth, amefungwa. Hata hivyo, baada ya miaka 29 ya kuachana na timu hiyo, mwaka 1924 gazeti la Seattle Times liliripoti kwamba Ruth alikuwa na kiwango cha juu cha kupiga mpira wa miguu katika ligi ya Marekani. Michezo ya Olimpiki ya mwaka 1924 ilifanyika mjini Paris. Zaidi ya wanariadha 3,000 walishiriki katika michezo hiyo, kutia ndani wanaume 2,954 na wanawake 135. Mmoja wa washindi wa medali ya dhahabu katika michezo ya Olimpiki ya 1924 alikuwa Richard Norris Williams, ambaye aliokoka Titanic na kutoroka kwa kuruka ndani ya maji ya bahari. Baba yake alikufa wakati mtungi wa kwanza uliposhuka kutoka kwenye meli, lakini Williams mwenye umri wa miaka 21 aliweza kuogelea na kufika kwenye mashua ya kuokoa uhai. "Wakati daktari alipomwambia Williams kwamba miguu yake iliyokuwa imezama inapaswa kukatwa, mchezaji huyo wa tenisi alisema, ""Nitaihitaji!""" Alipofika kwenye meli ya Carpathia, alisisitiza atembee juu ya sakafu ya meli hadi hatua kwa hatua akaanza kuhisi tena miguu yake. Baada ya kuanguka kwa meli ya Titanic, Williams alishinda medali ya dhahabu ya mchanganyiko na mwenzake wa tenisi, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman. Muziki wa jazz ulifafanua muziki maarufu wa muongo huo, mwelekeo uliokuwa ukiendelea sana kufikia mwaka wa 1924. Mwaka 1924 mwanamuziki maarufu wa muziki wa jazz Louis Armstrong alihamia New York City, na kugeuza maisha yake. Muziki wa jazba pia uliongoza dansi maarufu, kutia ndani dansi ya Charleston. Hii ni jinsi darasa la kawaida lilivyoonekana katikati ya miaka ya 1920. Kufikia miaka ya 1920, madarasa mengi yalikuwa na wanafunzi wa jinsia tofauti, na wavulana na wasichana walikuwa wakisoma katika darasa moja. Shule nyingi zilikuwa na ubaguzi wa rangi hadi mwaka 1954 wakati wa kesi ya Brown v. Board of Education, ambayo ilihukumu ubaguzi wa rangi katika shule. Sheria ya Virginia ya Uadilifu wa Jamii ya 1924 iliimarisha ubaguzi wa rangi katika shule, ikikataza wanafunzi wa asili wa Amerika kuhudhuria shule za wazungu na kuzuia ndoa za kati ya jamii katika jimbo hilo. Debutante mipira aliona uamsho katika Roaring '20. Pia inajulikana kama cotillions, mipira ya debutante iliruhusu wanawake vijana matajiri kuanza katika jamii. Mara nyingi walivaa mavazi meupe na manyoya katika nywele zao, ingawa mavazi mengi yalikuwa ya kisasa zaidi na ya kuchochewa na flapper kuliko sura ya jadi ya debutante kutoka miongo kadhaa iliyopita. Mashindano ya Miss America yalianza mwaka wa nne mwaka wa 1924. Katika picha iliyo hapo juu, washindani watano katika mashindano ya Miss America wanatembea kando ya pwani ya Atlantic City, New Jersey, Julai 1924. Mwaka huo, Ruth Malcomson mwenye umri wa miaka 18 kutoka Pennsylvania alishinda. Wakati huo, fursa za kazi kwa wanawake zilikuwa zikiongezeka sana. Wanawake walikuwa asilimia 20 ya wafanyakazi nchini Marekani mwaka 1920, na wengi wao walifanya kazi katika viwanda vya kutengeneza nguo, chakula, na tumbaku. Kazi nyingine zilizopendwa na wanawake zilitia ndani kufanya kazi ya kuwa walimu, waandishi wa maandishi, wauzaji, waandishi wa vitabu, wafanya-kuoka, na wasimamizi wa nyumba. Uchaguzi wa urais ulifanyika mwaka 1924 baada ya kifo cha Warren G. Harding. Baada ya kifo cha Harding, aliyekuwa na umri wa miaka 57 mnamo Agosti 2, 1923, Makamu wa Rais Calvin Coolidge akawa Rais. Uchaguzi wa 1924 ulifanyika Novemba 4 na rais wa sasa, Calvin Coolidge, alitangazwa kuwa mshindi. Picha ya juu ni ya mkutano wa chama cha Democratic National Convention uliofanyika Madison Square Garden mwaka 1924. Rais Coolidge alijulikana kama mtu wa maneno machache, na upungufu wake ulipingana sana na ziada na uharibifu wa Roaring '20. "Jukumu lake kubwa lilikuwa kurudisha heshima na umaarufu wa urais wakati ulipofika kiwango cha chini zaidi katika historia yetu, katika wakati wa ununuzi na kupoteza, ""Alfred E. Smith, gavana wa zamani wa New York, aliandika juu ya Coolidge, akimwita ""mtu mashuhuri kwa tabia zaidi kuliko kwa mafanikio ya shujaa.""" "Kutoka kwa ""Mwanzo wa 16"" hadi ""Mwanzo wa 16"" ni picha ya darasa la 1924 ambalo lilijumuisha seti kadhaa za mapacha." Picha hiyo imebadilishwa na ile inayoonyesha darasa la kawaida la katikati ya miaka ya 1920. 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