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Palmer Raids
These were raids that targeted Jewish and Italian immigrants that had ties with leftists and were known as anarchists. These roads were led by Mitchell Palmer -
League of Nations is established
This was a international organization that was created after WWI to allows countries to resolve problems without going to war with each other. This was headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. -
Prohibition is introduced
Prohibition was introduced to try and el imante the use of alcohol, but this led to many other people making their own alcoholic beverages which are known as bootleggers. -
Time Magazine is published
This American magazine was created by two young journalists, Henry Luce and Briton Haden, with the idea of informing busy readers about current events all over the world. -
The Great Mississippi Flood occurs
The Great Mississippi flood was caused by heavy rain that wasn’t predicted to go as high as it did. The first place it was noticed was along the Illinois shore and then it expanded. -
First appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Mickey Mouse was firstly introduced in a short film called Steamboat Willie which was one of the first sound cartoons. Minnie Mouse was also introduced in Steamboat Willie. -
Amelia Earhart flies over the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart was the first woman and the only person besides Charles Lindbergh to fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic. She left Newfoundland, Canada and landed in Northern Ireland. -
Martin Luther King is born
MLK Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was the son of a baptist minister. He went on to lead civil rights movements and have a positive impact before being assassinated. -
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
This was a mass murder of a group of unarmed gang members in Chicago. This caused an intense rivalry of controlling illegal liquor traffic during the prohibition era. -
Black Thursday
This was when panic sellers traded around 13 million shares of the New York stock exchange and it resulted to over 5 billion dollars in losses. -
Stock market crash
The reason for the stock market crashing was because of the mass unemployment and production had declined a lot. Also other factors included low wages and a struggling agriculture sector.
