1920s

By Rileydwasher
  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    in 1920 the two Italian immigrants who were poor were charged with Robbery and Murder at the South Braintree shoe factory in Massachusetts, they were indicted four months later.
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    They began the first-ever Radio broadcast announcing the votes from the election, They were the first ever commercially licensed station,
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    This was a scandal and bribery involving the administration of United States president Warren G Harding, without competitive bidding, the U.S. Navy petroleum reserved at the Wyoming Teapot reserve was sold to a private oil company.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    Held in Atlantic City, The event included 7 representatives from different cities and Atlantic City, this was designed to attract tourists and extend their Labor day weekend, The first ever woman who won was Margaret Gormon.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    This was the first-ever winter Olympics, It was held in Chamonix France in 1924 and was initially called International winter sports week. later to be renamed 1st Winter Olympics.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Fritzgerald published his book in 1925, it was set in the Jazz age of New York, and it is a tragic book about a millionaire and a girl who he loves,
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    was a legal case that started with a high school teacher teaching students about evolution, This was known as the Scopes Monkey Trial but is also known as the state of Tennessee vs John Scope
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    in 1927 Charles Lindberg completed the first solo flight across the Atlantic without any stops. He flew his Spirit of St Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France,
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer was the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, it debuted at the Blue mouse Theater and became a hit classic. it uses Warner brothers sound on disc technology to produce the sound.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    This was the murder of 7 members and associates of the Chicago Northside gang on St Valentine's Day, the men were gathered at Lincoln park, Chicago Garage.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    The wall street collapse started in October and ended in November the stock exchange Collapsed, It started on a Monday when it dropped 13 percent and on Tuesday when it dropped 12 percent