1920's Era

  • League of Nations

    League of Nations

    The League of Nations was an organization where leaders of countries could meet to settle differences, in turn avoiding another world war.
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

    Every bar, tavern, and saloon, in result of the Volstead Act, closed, because it made it illegal to sell/obtain alcohol.
  • Ku Klux Klan

    Ku Klux Klan

    The KKK was an establishment formed in 1866 but arose in the 1920s with radicalism and a revolution in manners and morals.
  • Bessie Smith

    Bessie Smith

    Bessie Smith was the first female to come out with a jazz album during the 1920's.
  • Flappers

    Flappers

    Young women who rebelled against stereotypical gender roles, by cutting their hair short and wearing scandalous clothing.
  • New Consumer Products

    New Consumer Products

    New consumer products were created, which helped to challenge the typical gender roles, as women has more free time on their hands. Things like washing machines and refridgerators made it take less time to do things.
  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth, the iconic baseball star of this time period, had hit 60 homeruns. No one else could accomplish it.
  • KDKA Broadcast

    KDKA Broadcast

    KDKA broadcasted their first radio station on November 2, 1920. KDKA is stationed in Pittsburgh.
  • Sheppard Towner Act

    Sheppard Towner Act

    This act was approved by Morris Sheppard to aid the help of maternity and welfare systems, which helped families with children.
  • Cable Act

    Cable Act

    The cable act, a womens law, was the Married Women's Independant Nationality Act which gave married women more freedom.
  • Warren G. Harding

    Warren G. Harding

    Warren, the countries 29th president, died 2 years into his 4-year term from a heart attack. He was 57 years old.
  • Yankee Stadium

    Yankee Stadium

    Yankee Stadium was created in 1923 in the Bronx, which was home of the almighty Babe Ruth.
  • Gertrude Ederle

    Gertrude Ederle

    Gertrude was the first woman to send across the English Channel.
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford

    Henry Ford built the first affordable American car named the Model T, which also had the longest production time of any model in history.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart

    First woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean.