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The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding -
Italian immigrants and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested in May 1920 for a fatal armed robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Convicted in 1921 amid the Red Scare and political bias, their case drew global outrage, with many believing they were targeted for their radical views. Despite intense protests and appeals, they were executed on August 23, 1927. -
KDKA in Pittsburgh made history on November 2, 1920, by becoming the world's first commercially licensed radio station to go on the air. Owned by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, the station aired the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election, allowing listeners to hear results before they were published in newspapers. -
Miss America 1921 known as the first Miss America pageant, at its start in 1921, an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey. -
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924, from January 25 to February 5, initially called the "International Winter Sports Week" before being retroactively recognized as the first official Winter Games by the IOC. Sixteen nations competed in sports like skiing, skating, and bobsled, with Norway winning the most medals. -
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a foundational American novel detailing the{" "Jazz Age's moral decay and the futility of the {" "American Dream through Jay Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy Buchanan. Though initially a commercial disappointment, this 1920s-set masterpiece has sold over 30 million copies and is widely regarded as a literary classic. -
The Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the greatest publicity ...The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, was a landmark legal case in which high school teacher John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution, violating Tennessee's Butler Act. The trial, held in Dayton, TN, became a, media sensation featuring Clarence Darrow for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. -
25-year-old American aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo, non-stop transatlantic flight, traveling from New York to Paris in 33.5 hours. Flying the Spirit of St. Louis, he landed at Le Bourget Field, winning the $25,000 Orteig Prize and becoming an international icon. -
Warner Bros.' The Jazz Singer premiered in New York City, marking a revolutionary turning point as the first feature-length motion picture to incorporate synchronized sound, including dialogue and musical numbers. Starring Al Jolson, who famously ad-libbed "You ain't heard nothin' yet," the film used the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system to launch the "talkie" era and end the silent film era. -
Black Tuesday, occurring on October 29, 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in U.S. history, marking the end of the Roaring Twenties and signaling the start of the Great Depression. Over 16 million shares were traded as panicked investors sold, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to drop 12% in one day and erasing billions in value. -
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago, garage when between four and six men entered, two of whom were disguised as police officers