1920s

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    The very fist radio broadcast
  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Two Italian guys got convicted of murder.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    First Miss America Pageant, held in Atlantic city.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    A Bribary scandal
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    First Olympics held in Chamonix France
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    A popular novel published in New York.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    A teacher got fined for teaching evolution.
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Fist nonstop flight to go over the Atlantic.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    First succseful movie
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    7 Irish men were murdered by a gang, in Chicago.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Wall Street Investors traded 16 million shares, which caused the stock market to crash.