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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Italian Immigrants and Anarchists arrested for armed robbery and murder of a security guard. 50 years later, found not guilty. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
First broadcast in the United States, broadcasting the results from the 1920 Presidential Election. People from all over heard the broadcast before the newspapers came out. -
1st Miss America Pageant
Held in New Jersey, Margaret Gorman was the first Miss America winner. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, who accepted large sums of money and valuable gifts from private oil companies. In exchange, Fall allowed the companies to control government oil reserves in Elk Hills, California, and Teapot Dome, Wyoming. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The first winter games were held in Chamonix France in 1924. 10,004 paying spectators. The six original winter sports included ski jump, bobsled, curling, ice hockey, skiing, and skating. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Masterpiece. The story of unrequited love and failure of the American Dream resonated with young men fighting abroad. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Trail of John Scopes. Should evolution be taught in schools? -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer paved the way for the explosion of the “talkie” throughout the 1920s. Considered the first successful audible picture, The Jazz Singer highlights Jolson singing both Jewish and American songs, and offers a portrayal of his own identity crisis. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day in 1929. -
Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic
First solo, nonstop, transatlantic fight and nonstop flight from New York to Paris, France. Charles Lindbergh went 55 hours without sleep claiming it was the hardest part of the mission. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred on October 29, 1929, when Wall Street investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors.