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Invention of the Radio
A guy by the name of Guglielmo Marconi invented the first radio in 1896. He was a pioneer of wireless telegraphy. By 1899, he showed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and then received a telegraph from England to Newfoundland -
Invention of the Vacuum
The first vacuum was independently made by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenny. The first vacuum in 1920 was created by William Henry Hoover. his products shaped the 20th-century vacuuming. -
Invention of the First Automobile
The first inventor of a gasoline-powered car was Henry Ford. While working at Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Michigan as an engineer he established Ford Motor Company. 5 years later, the company had made the first Model T. By May 26, 1927, Henry’s company had watched the 15 millionth Model T come together. -
Invention of the First Refrigerator
Jacob Perkins, an American inventor created the first refrigerator. It was a working vapor-compression refrigeration system. It was the first step to modern refrigerators, but it didn’t succeed commercially. -
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Babe Ruth
George Herman, also known as “Babe Ruth,” was a baseball player in the professional leagues. His major league season consists of 22 seasons from 1914-1935. He held the most esteemed records including 714 home runs, 2,062 bases on balls, slugging percentage at 69%, on-base slugging 1.164%. -
Women’s Right to Vote
On June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment it was the ratified on August 18, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote. -
The 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment states that, “the production, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal.” But, this amendment did not outlaw the consumption of intoxicating liquors. The terms of this amendment became prohibited on January 17, 1920. -
The “IT” couple of the 1920s
Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda were the power-couple of the 1920s. They lived an extreme lifestyle. They were very lavish and popular. Scott started off very poor but then published, “This Side of Paradise.” He became very famous and met Zelda. She changed many things. She wore skirts above her knees, had a bob haircut, and had lots of money. They got married on April, 3, 1920. -
Warren G Harding - 1920 Presidential Election
Warren G Harding swept every south states and becoming the first Republican since the end of Reconstruction to win a former state of the Confederacy, Tennessee. Harding singed the Budget and Accounting Act, created the country’s first formal budgeting process and created the Bureau of Budget. He also increased tariff rates. -
The Scopes “Monkey” Trial
The Scopes Trial was the prosecution of a science teacher named, “John Scopes.” He was teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which was a recent bill had made illegal. According to History.com,” The trial was viewed as an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the bill, to publicly advocate for the legitimacy of Darwin’s theory of evolution, and to enhance te profile of the ACLU. (American Civil Liberties Union.) -
First Transatlantic Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh successfully achieved the first solo and nonstop transatlantic flight in HISTORY. He flew the Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, NY to Paris, France. The first. Airplane ever invented was by Orville and Wilbur Wright. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer was the first ever movie to be previewed that had talking in it. It has lip-syncing and speech. It was officially released October 6, 1927. This was the introduction to new and improved movies/tv shows. -
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon called, “Steamboat Willie.” Mickey acted like a giant killer, cowboy, detective, inventor etc. He brought smiles to peoples faces during the Great Depression. -
Al Capone and The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
Al Capone was known as an American Gangster, boss of the Chicago Outfit, and St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. He had a 7 year reign as a crime boss and was arrested at 33. The Bugs Moran’s Gang was machine gunned in a garage on the North Side of Chicago on Valentine’s Day. Known as the St.Valentine’s Day Massacre. -
Black Thursday/The Great Crash
On October 24, 1929, many panicked sellers traded around 13 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Many many investors suffered $5 billion in losses. By the time the Great Crash came production already declined and many were unemployed.
