THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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electricity is available across the country
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the transcontinental railroad is complete
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a ban on alcohol
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the popularity of the Harlem Renaissance
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, most of the nation’s electricity was generated by natural gas, nuclear energy, and coal in 2020. Electricity is also produced from renewable sources such as wind, hydropower, solar power, biomass, wind, and geothermal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Electricity is used in almost all homes, and retail electricity purchases accounted for 43% of total residential sector end-use energy consumption in 2021.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1882 Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York, which brought electric light to parts of Manhattan. But progress was slow. Most Americans still lit their homes with gas light and candles for another fifty years. Only in 1925 did half of all homes in the U.S. have electric power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Electricity in the United States is generated using a variety of resources. The three most common are natural gas, coal, and nuclear power. Some of the fastest growing sources are renewable resources such as wind and solar.