-
US opts not to join the league of nation
because there was opposition in the Senate, from Republican politicians Henry Cabot Lodge and William Borah referring to Article X of the Covenant, solidified that the United States would not ratify the agreement, meaning they would not join. -
18th Amendment Passed
during the 1920s the movement to ban alcohol had become one of the beiggest progressive movents in america. alcohol was viewed as the coruption of the entire country and was beign petitioned. the 18th amendment prohibted the use and distribution of alocoholic beverages. -
Al Capone is an active bootlegger
al cpaone was a gangtser in south side chicago. he was notoroioulsly known for his brutal mentality and his sharp business skills. his most famous stunut was the saint valentines day masscare were two of his men killed a rival gang dressed as cops exectution style.Al Capone made a lot og money trafficing alocohol thoughout the United States. -
19th amendment
The womens suffraigist movement began in the mid 19 century. It was a time of women like susan b. anthoney and Alice Paul. women worked towards gaining their rights such as jobs and voting equlity. the 19th amendment was a huge step, it gave women the right to vote. -
Time Magazine First Published
time magazine was first published in 1923. it didint have the distinguishing red border it fmaoulsy sprts today. instead on the cover was 86 year old, John G. Cannon, a congress men who after serving 23 terms in the house of representatives was retiring. -
calvin coolidge elected
calvin coolidge worked his way into offcie very steadily. he was sworn into office by his father when former president waren harding passed away in 1923. coolidge was a man of few words however he was a man of business. -
Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance
the new negro was a book written during the harlem renaissance. the book was viewed by scholoars at the defintion of the entire negro movement. it embodied the voice of african american and quickly became very popular. -
langston huges published the weary blues
langston huges was an extremely influential poet during the harlem renisance in the 1920s. he worte a variety of poems that were viewed as the voice of africn americans. hughes wrote the weary blues was recited at an old harlem bar in lenox avenue. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby
the great gastby was an all american book about the after math of world war 1. the country was in shambles and families were torn aprart instead of continueing to spiral downward the american people were determined to live it up. the era of conservation and tradional values were no longer in place all people seemed to want to do was have as much fun as possible. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
in 1925 it was illegal under the tennessee butler act to teach evolution in state-funded schools. the scopes monkey trial was a famous case becasue a high school teacher was being accused of teaching evolution. -
KKK Marches on Washington
The Ku Klux Klan or the KKK, is the name of an organization from the past and present history in the United States, which have advocated white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism, and at the time of the Klan's peek of influence was its highest they march along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC in 1928. -
Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club
ellington and the cotton club became famous through radio broadcasts that aired their music on a station called WHN. Creole Love Call became their most famous piece and launched their career. -
Charles Lindbergh Solo Transatlantic Flight
On May 20th to the 21st in1927, Lindbergh made the world famous flight from Roosevelt Field located in Garden City on New York's Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France. -
babe ruth hits 40 home rruns
babe ruth was an iconic baseball player who set and broke many baseball records. his most influential season he hit 60 home runs. He was named the king of home runs, the babe, the sultan swat, the bamabino. babe ruth was also the highest paid baseball player during his time. -
the "talkie" movie the jazz singer is released
"talkie" was term used to describe moveis with audio soundtracks. the jazz singer was the first movie to incorporate audio soundtrack. the film featured superstar Al Jolson and became the first full length film. -
U.S. signed the kellogg briand pact
the kellogg briand pact was a treaty signed by multiple countries such as austria, canda, france, south africa. the treay initially had very little reastion and many countries were reluctant to sign it. it eventually proved to be unuseful. -
the first mickey mouse cartoon " steamboat willie" premiers
"steamboat willie" was a landmark film and a phneomenal step in the mivoe business. when facing bankrupcy disney decided to put all of its cards into this littel talking mouse. after realsing the first cartoon with syncronized sound it compeltely launched the mickey mouse production in a new direction. -
herbert hoover elected
when former presdient calvin cooliage announced that he did not plan on runing for presdient again many replublicans gained hopes of becoming nominees. however herbert hoover easily earned the first ballot for his role as sercretary of commerce and various humanitarian services. -
Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
it was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the united states. The crash foreshawdowed the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression which affected the entire inudustrialzed population and did not end until the coming of American mobilization for World War II. -
ameila earhart first woman to fly solo transatlantic flight
ameila earheart became the first woman to fly across the atlantic on a solo trip. the trip lasted 81 hours, there were issues landing nevertheless she landed the plane and made headlines the next day. unfortunately on her nexr trip around the world she did not survive.
