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1st Time Magazine
Time Magazine publishs its first issue. The v=cover consisted of Joseph G. Cannon, a reitred speaker for the government. -
18th Amendment
Ratified on January 16th, 1919 and fully taking effects on january 17th, 1920. The 18th amendment marked the prohibition of any alcoholic liquor. the intent of this amendment was to stop violence, but in fact brought illegal sales. Ironicallly, this brought more violence to the US -
US opts not to join the league of nations.
The US did not join the League of nations. A part in the treaty stated that two-thirds vote had to be met. it never was met and the US never joined the league of nations despite President Wilson's Tenacious attitude. -
19th amendment: Women's Suffrage
The 19th amendment is ratified granting all women the right to vote. -
Al Capone
Al Capone became a notorious bootlegger. He started bootlegging right after prohibition and knew that people would want alcohol. He was willing to kill his competition to maximize his profits. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge gets elected as the 30th president of the United States. He served his presidency during the era of the Roaring Twenties. his first term was due to harding's death and he, as the vice-president, had to replace him. -
The Weary Blues
The poem" the Weary Blues" was first published Urban League Magazine in 1925 as just a poem. In 1926 it then bacame published as a book with multiple poems. -
The New Negro
Written by Alain Locke, this book conveys a new and special understanding of the blacks. It shows new profound pieces of literature made from black peoples. -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald pubblished "The Great Gatsby". Known now as one of the Great American novels. -
Jack Scopes Monkey Trial
Jack Scopes went to trial over the fact that he tought the idea of evolution towards his students. This led to a national dispute whether should we be loyal to the old religious ways or move on to a more modern teaching. -
KKK March
The Ku Klux Klan marched in a massive group on Pennsylvania avenue to Washington D.C. This movement was intended to show that the Klan was still in effect and to show that the North was not doing the right thing. -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer was the first of its kind. It was an american musical that replaced silent movies. They would combine the sounds and the film to make the first moving picture film. The film was a bout a jewish boy to wanted to get away from tradition and become a jazz singer. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was he first man to fly across the atlantic ocean. He started from Long Island, New York to Le Bourget Field, France. This flight overall was over 3600 miles. -
Babe Ruth's 60th home run
Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run in his second to last game. The record became unbroken for 34 years. -
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington plays at the cotton club. This was when he played all sorts of music at these clubs. This was when the jazz industry took a turn and started to boom. -
US signed the Kellog-Briand Pact
Pact was intended to stop the riskof another world war; however, that did not work due to world war 2. -
Steamboat Willie
"Steambot Willie" was the first mickey mouse cartoon. Walt disney was inspired from watching "The Jazz Singer" and wanted to make his own film where they would add sound to give it a more lively effect. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Herbert Hoover was elected at the 31st president during the Great Depression. Although he had a plan to combat it, it ultimately failed and everyone blamed him for it. -
Black Tuesday
Black tuesday is another name for the stock market crash in 1929 that led to the great depression. This was the great crash in the history of the stock market. -
Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic flight
Starting from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to Culmore, Ireland. The whole flight lasted 14 hours and 56 minutes.The area where she landed is now a museum to commemorate her journey as the first woman across the Atlantic Ocean.
