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The 16th amendment
In 1913, the 16th Amendment was ratified, granting the federal government the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes, legislation that had long been part of progressive reform, but had also been promoted by the Anti-Saloon League. -
The 18th ammendment
Passed by Congress on Dec. 18, 1917, the 18th Amendment, prohibiting “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors,” was ratified and would take effect at midnight on Jan. 17, 1920. -
Tulsa Race Massacre
Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city's predominantly Black Greenwood District, burning homes and businesses to the ground and killing hundreds of people. -
Home run record
Babe Ruth ha d broken the home run record in 1927. He had a total of 60 home runs. It wasnt broken until 1961 after that -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the same route when she kept the flight log as a passenger while two men flew across the Atlantic -
The great crash of 1929
The end of the 1920s saw one of the most significant economic downturns in history. The Wall Street Crash, also known as Black Tuesday, saw the collapse of share prices on the New York Stock Exchange. The $26 billion loss was the beginning of a total meltdown of financial markets, leading to the Great Depression in the following decade. -
Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
When seven members of George “Bugs” Moran’s gang were executed by a group of men dressed as police officers on Valentine’s Day, 1929, Al Capone was believed to be behind the hit, and the event marked the beginning of the end of Capone’s reign as Chicago’s crime czar. -
Repeal support
In 1932, the Democratic candidate for president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, also publicly announced his support for repeal. -
End of Prohibition
In 1933, Prohibition came to end with the ratification of the 21st Amendment, the first and only time in American history where ratification of a constitutional amendment signaled the repeal of another. -
21st amendment
Just one month after his inauguration, Congress passed the 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th. It was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, less than one year after its introduction.