the radio. along with that came advertising. now you could hear babe ruth hitting home runs anywhere in the country while someone was telling you about a product. thomas edison brought us movies. you know when it really started to take off? in that same era. mickey mouse was introduced to america by walt disney. the first cartoon with synchronized sound. conveniences like the telephone had been around forever. but in the 1920's, it became less expensive and more commonplace. more americans in the 1920's had iron, and vacuums and washington washing machines, and refrigerators. all of these new products. energy. we hired space aliens to build