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1920s

By TrevorAHall

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcas

  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    Atlantic City was home to the first Miss America Pageant in 1921 which included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. Sixteen year-old Margaret Gorman from Washington, DC

  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    In Chamonix, Scandinavians dominated the speed rinks and slopes, and Norway won the unofficial team competition with 17 medals

  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby is an American classic following Jay Gatsby's quest to win back his long-lost love by faking a successful life,

  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history,