The document discusses why the 1920s are remembered as the "Roaring 20s" by providing examples of popular fads, heroes, and literature from the period. Flagpole sitting was a popular fad where people tried to sit atop flagpoles for as long as possible. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight in 1927. Babe Ruth broke home run records and became a national hero playing baseball. American authors like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, known as the "Lost Generation," wrote novels reflecting the disillusionment of the post-WWI period and social changes of the 1920s.