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Farming Crisis begins
During WW1 many farmers went into high production for food to go to the troops. After WW1 there was a surplus of crops and this was the beginning of the fall of prices. Through the 1920s the farmers took out loans to pay for equipment because they had no money from the surplus of crops. The cycle continued and the farm industry collapsed. -
Harlem Renaissance Begins
The Harlem Renaissance was a boom in Black culture and Art. The renaissance had the more abstraction in art. The change had new poetry and Langston Hughes as the leading poet. Jazz became popular with Louis Armstrong and singer Duke Ellington. -
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
The case struck down the Oregon law that required all children to attend public school. The question was asked that if the law was against the liberty of the parents. The Taft court said that the law was wrong and to be removed. -
Louis Armstrong joins King Oliver's band
After many years as a riverboat musician Armstrong was ready to go to bigger crowds. He go an invite from a fellow musician King Oliver who was interested in Armstrong's playing ability. This was the first step in the fame of Armstrong as later he would pursue a solo singing career. -
Great Railroad strike of 1922 begins
The railroad industry cut wages by 7 cents and the workers were angry. Many unions banded together for a large nation wide strike. The strike caused many companies to replace the workers and the strike went to violence. 10 people were killed in multiple riots. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Albert Fall was leasing the Teapot Dome oil reserve to Mammoth oil Company run by his friend, Harry Sinclair. The company had private drilling rights to drill for oil. The transaction was made private. This was one of the biggest scandals in presidential history until watergate. The senate did investigate and the first time in history a cabinet member got a felony. -
Dawes Plan starts
The plan has america loan money to pay off the allies. The allies would then pay that money back to the US from war loans. The cycle continues of debt going away but not very much money from the US is lost in the economies. The plan gave a new start to the german economy before things got bad. -
First US Hockey team created
In 1924 the NHL Expanded to 6 teams and the 2 team added was the Boston Bruins. The Bruins were own by Charles Adams who was a new fan of hockey. Later in 1929 the Bruins would win their first Stanley Cup. -
Motels first open
The motel was designed based on the idea that anyone can park their car across from their room facing the outside. The motels attracted customers because they were very cheap and the travelers loved cheap short staying building. The motel boomed in customers after they were created. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes was a teacher teaching evolution at school which was illegal in tennessee. He got fired and was put on trial. He was defended by Darrow one of the best defence attorneys. Scopes was found guilty and had to pay $100. -
Revenue act of 1926
Signed in 1926 by President Coolidge. The Act lowered income tax and ended public access to income tax returns. The act also eliminated the gift tax and other taxes based on transactions. This was one of the first of a small amount of tax cuts. -
Jazz SInger released
All of the movies made before this had no sound at all and the only way dialogue was seen was a separate seen with the words on there. They used the vitaphone to record the sound and the sound became the trending new things that movies added. The Jazz Singer had dialogue and singing in the movie that was seen as way ahead of its time. -
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
Charles Lindbergh completed the flight from New York city to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis, a single engine plane. The flight took 33 and 1/2 hours to travel across the atlantic. This was the first transatlantic flight and the beginning of the long distance air travel. -
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929
For almost all of the 1920s the farmers were having a hard time with a cycle of debt. In 1929 Hoover signed the act to create a board to help the industry regulate higher prices so farms could stay open. Hoover would not lend any money to the farmers because he thought that idea was unconstitutional. The board had half billion dollar funds to help the farmers. -
Black Thursday
On Black Thursday the market dropped by 11%. The drop caused a mass panic because traders had no clue what anything was worth anymore. The Rockefellers and other investors bought large amounts of stocks to raise the Market by 12% but the market stilled continued to decline.