1920’s

By Raquez10

  • Suffrage and prohibition

    Suffrage and prohibition
    18th and 19th amendment are passed. The 18th amendment made alcohol in the U.S. illegal. The 19th amendment heaven women the right to vote.

  • KDKA

    KDKA
    First baseball broadcast on radio. The KDKA was the first commercial radio station. Major League Baseball was big in the 1920s and the KDKA was the first to broadcast baseball, they broadcasted the pirates vs the Phillies.

  • Silent movie

    Silent movie
    Silent movies become popular with Rudolph Valentino being a popular actor. Silent movies were very popular because they’re weren’t movies with sound yet. The first sound movie didn’t come out until 1927

  • Yankee Stadium opens

    Yankee Stadium opens
    Yankee stadium opens and president Harding dies so Calvin Coolidge takes the office. Babe Ruth was the first player to hit a home room at the yankee stadium. President Harding died from a heart attack.

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    The immigration act was made to limit the amount of immigrants coming into the states. A major reason for this is people thought that immigrants weren’t assimilating well with American Society. Congress limited them in 1921 but they did this again in 1924.

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald

    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The great gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. The book portrayed wealthy and attractive people living empty lives. F. Scott Fitzgerald was famous for the ways he depicted the Jazz age.

  • National Broadcasting Company

    National Broadcasting Company
    The national broadcasting company was formed. Nbc’s First broadcast was on November 15,1926. The first coast-to-coast radio broadcast was done by them.

  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford
    The final T model is rolled off the assembly line and new vehicles are introduced and designed. Henry Ford is the founder of the Ford industry. He also sponsored the development of assembly line mode of production.

  • Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover
    Herbert Hoover was elected as the 31st president. Herbert Hoover was our president during the Great Depression. Hoover was an engineer, businessman, and a politician.

  • Stock market collapse

    Stock market collapse
    The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression. The stock market experienced rapid expansion and stocks hit. Black Tuesday is when the market finally crashed.