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19th Amendment passed
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote, and was the result of the womens suffrage movement. -
Al Capone bootlegging
Al capone began bootlegging alcohol due to prohibition in Chicago. He was eventually arrested, but not for bootlegging, but for not paying his taxes. -
Time Magazine published
The First copy of Time Magazine was published. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge is elected president, and he was a supporter for prohibition. -
The Weary Blues
Written by Langston Hughes, it was published in a magazine and was influential in the Harlem Renaissance. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was published by author F.Scott. It empahizes the roaring twenties and is considered one of the greatest american novels. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes was sued for teaching evolution in a school. -
KKK marches in Washington
They marched in Washington to show support for their klan -
The New Negro
Written by Alain Locke, which included african literature. It influenced the Harlem Renaissance. -
Duke Ellington
The cotton club was a popular jazz club where many black musicians played. This is where Ellington became famous. -
Charles Lindbergh solo Transatlantic Flight
He was awarded the Orteig Prize for flying from New York to Paris -
Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns
babe ruth was the first to accomplish this, and he helped to populize baseball during the 1920's. -
The Jazz Singer
The first film to include dialogue, or the firts sound film. The beginning of the "talkies". -
The Kellog Briand pact
It is also known as the Paris Pact. An agreement in which countries agreed not to use war as a problem solver. -
Mickey Mouse
The first appreance of Mickey mouse, and one of the first videos with sound. -
18th amendment passed
The amendemnt established prohibition of alcohol, but was later repealed. It is the only amendment to date to be repealed. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert hoover is elected president and becomes the 31th president of the United States. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crahsed in 1929 and became the worst in all the U.S. It was follwed a a severe depression.
