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The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, ending the hostilities of the first World War.
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Women are given the right to vote
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A national quota system on the amount of incoming immigrants is established by the United States Congress.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal begins when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming.
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The first sound on film motion picture Phonofilm is show in the Rivoli Theatre.
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The first Winter Olympic Games are held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France.h
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First success in the invention of television occurs by American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
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Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Herbert Hoover wins election as President of the United States.
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Gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivals and citizens.
