1920s

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    It took place at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. Frederick Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli were shot and robbed of over $15,000 in cash.
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    16-year-old Margaret Gorman won the first competition.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    It was an American political scandal that involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    The 1924 Winter Olympics was in Chamonix, France.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel. It's set in jazz-age New York.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    John T. Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts

    The Jazz Singer debuts

    It was an American film that was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue.
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles A. Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday was a major stock market crash in the United States.