1920s and prohibition By wizardo Jan 16, 1920 Prohibition Begins https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1920.html Aug 18, 1920 Nineteenth amendment is ratified giving women the right to vote May 19, 1921 Emergency Quota Act is passed Jul 1, 1921 Chinese Communist Party is formed Aug 18, 1922 The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) is Formed May 24, 1924 Immigration Act is passed May 3, 1926 General Strike in name of coal miners begins in the UK Jul 7, 1927 The first television is demonstrated in San Francisco by Philo Taylor Fransworth Nov 6, 1928 Herbert Hoover is elected president of the United States Aug 29, 1929 Wall Street Crash occurs causing the start of the Great Depression