1920's

By GradyD

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti were two immigrants who were arrested for armed robbery with little to no evidence.

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    The first commercially licensed station in Pittsburgh on the 2nd of November 1920.

  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    The 1st Miss American Pageant was in September of 1921, the winner of which was Margaret Gorman

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    The Teapot Dome Scandal was the watergate of the 1920's. The President sold off the navy's oil field.

  • 1st Winter Olympics

    The first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France in 1924

  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby was published on April 10th, 1925, and was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    The Scopes Monkey Trial was a trial about teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee

  • Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic

    On May 5th, 1927 Charles Lindbergh was the first person to complete a nonstop transatlantic flight.

  • The Jazz Singer debuts

    On October 6th, 1927, the first movie to have sound was released

  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven unarmed gangsters by Al Capone's men

  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash) was the day that the Stock Market crashed leading the country into the great depression.