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19th Amendment Ratified
Since the 1800’s women have been treated differently then men. In 1917 New York adopted woman sufferage later changed president Wilson’s mind in 1918 to support it. May 21st 1919 The House of Representatives passed the amendment and two weeks later the senate followed. On August 18 1920 The Amendment passed it final obstacle by getting 3/4 states it put it to use. On August 26 1920 women all over the world had the right to vote. -
Immigration Quotas
This is an act that the president set into action by not allowing non Americans into the United States of America. The number of new immigrants admitted fell from 805,228 in 1920 to 309,556 in 1921-22. This act did not allow Asians or Russians into the U.S. -
Sacco and Vanzetti.
Two American Born Italian men were wrongfully convicted of killing a guard and a paymaster April 15th 1920 in an armed robbery at Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts. 7 years later they were electrocuted in the electric chair at Charlestown State Prison. Both of the men were known Anarchist. -
Tea Pot Dome
The "Teapot Dome Scandal" was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921–1923. He gave oil reserved to the navy to two locations in California. Both was a privet company tat low rates without competitive bidding. The leases were the subject of a sensational investigation by Senator Thomas J. Walsh. Convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies, Fall became the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison. -
Yankee Stadium Opens
In the 1920’s a lot of our professional sports that we know today we’re starting to become alive. These sports were such as football and baseball and flag sitting and nascar. In 1923 the Yankee Statium opened and that caused people from all over the U.S to come see. A single ticket cost as little as 39 cents. -
Thrill Murder
In May of 1924 kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Robert Franks in Chicago. They committed the murder—characterized at the time as "the crime of the century" Police found a pair of eyeglasses near the body. Though common in prescription and frame, they were equipped with an unusual hinge mechanism purchased by only three customers in Chicago; one was Nathan Leopold. This leads to the arrest of Leopold and Loeb and sentence to life in prison. One was murdered and another was released on probation -
KKK March
In 1925 racists and anti-Semites marching 22 abreast and 14 rows deep — paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Aug. 8, 1925. The KKK was a racist group that was aginst any immigrants that did not have an English back ground. The Klansmen marched for over three hours before arriving at the Washington Monument grounds for speeches, only to be greeted by a torrential downpour. -
Rudolph Valentino Died
He was an early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, who was known as the "Latin lover" or simply as "Valentino".His premature death at the age of 31 caused mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelled him to iconic status. On August 15, 1926, Valentino collapsed at the Hotel Ambassador on Park Avenue in Manhattan. He was hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. Following an examination, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and gastric ulcers. He died August 23rd 1926. -
Babe Ruth 60th Home Run.
On September 30, 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. In 1914, he was signed as a pitcher by the Baltimore Orioles.The 1927 season featured a fearsome Yankees lineup of power hitters known as “Murderer’s Row” that included Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzerri and Bob Meusel. For 16 months he tried to beat his record. It was the last game in the season and in the last inning he managed Did it. He died of throat cancer in ‘74 -
Hoover Wins Presidency
The United States presidential election of 1928 was the 36th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1928. RepublicanHerbert Hoover defeated the Democratic Governor Al Smith. Hoover was the last Republican to win a presidential election until 1952. Hoover had 21,427,123 popular vote while Govern Al Smith had15,015,464. Hoover won 444 electoral votes and Govern Al Smith won 87. Hoover won 40 states and Al Smith won 8.
