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19th Amendment Ratification
The 19th amendment was passed in August. This amendment gave women the right to vote. Women were happy and gained more freedom from this amendment. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
The Sacco-Vanzetti Case was about two men that were sentence to death penalty. They were convicted of murder a guard and pay master. There was a lack of evidence and they still got charged, many people think they were charged due to them being immigrants. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal is about President Harding's Secretary of the Interior. Secretary Fall sold oil to the Mammoth Oil Company. The oil that Secretary Fall sold was meant for the United States Navy. -
Harding Dies
President Harding was the President of the United States. He passed away from a heart attack. He was known as one of the worst presidents because of the people he associated with. -
Ford Motor Company
On this day Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion. Ford Motor Company was the first car manufacturer. This is one reason they hit $1 billion. -
Scopes Violates Ban on Teaching Evolution
On May 5, 1925 John Scopes is arrested for trying to teach students on evolution. Tennessee just made the law that you can't teach evolution in school anymore. The teacher John Scopes thought that it's right for the students to know about the evolution of theory. -
Dempsey vs Tummey
The Dempsey vs Tummey fight took place in Chicago for a rematch for the world heavy weight championship. The winner of this fight was the Tummey. Tummey won because when he was knocked down Dempsey refused to go to his corner so the ref never started the count. -
Babe Ruth's 60th Home Run
On September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run. This home run broke Babe's previous home run record which was 59 home runs in a season. During this game, the Yankees were playing the Washington Senators. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In Chicago on Valentine's day 1929 there was a shooting of two gangs. Al Capone order a hit on George Moran's gang. On this hit Al Capone's guys were dressed as cops and ordered Moran's guys to get against the wall and while they were against the wall Capone's guys shot them. -
Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929 it was a devastating day for the United States as the stock market crashed. This horrific incident would lead to the Great Depression. It collapse because of people buying loans and not having the money to pay them off.
