1920's

By 18hadkins
  • KDKA in Pittsburgh

    KDKA in Pittsburgh

    The KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the first radio station in the world. This radio station was known for its broadcast news. Today the KDKA is owned by CBS.
  • The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.Prohibition begins

    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.Prohibition begins

    The 19th amendment was for womens right in the United States. As this law passed, the prohibition began. The prohibition was a law against the manufacturing, consumotion, and sellinging of alcohol.
  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    The Emergency Quota Act, a.k.a. know as the Johnson Quota Act restricted immigration into the United States. The act imposed a quota that limited the number of immigrants who would be admitted from any country into the United States.
  • The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop

    The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop

    In 1922 in Kentucky, all off the cotton plants were destroyed. This happened by people coming and infecting the cotton belts, so all the cotton that was entered was ruined.
  • The stock market begins its spectacular rise.National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    The stock market begins its spectacular rise.National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    As the stock market boomed, the government had to rethink the Emergency quota act. They had to rethink this because with more money, there needed to be more jobs, and the only people to fill those jobs were imigrants.
  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.

    Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.

    Scopes trial was a trial for a high school teacher got charged for teaching evolution to his students. In TN, it is illegal to teach evolution. The KKK members had a march in washington D.C. because all of the african americans were immigrating and bringing their culture to America.
  • Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    The Weary Blues is a poem written by American Author Langston Hughes. This poem was about the Harlem Renaissance, about how the African Americans brought their cultural jazz music to local bars, and how they were free and having fun.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic.

    In the 1927's, there was a rage of organized crimes brought on by Sacco and Vanzetti. For this, they were both executed.