1920 timeline

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    the first broadcast by a commercially-licensed radio station
  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti were charged and indicted four months later. the United States and abroad began a campaign of violent retaliation.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    Miss Universe pageants were held in California the first and Miss USA winner was Miss New York USA Jackie Loughery.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    winter multi-sport events which is held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    a mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    a teacher who taught his students about evalution.
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island to Paris, France.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    when the stock market crashed and billions of dollars were lost.