1920s Timeline

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

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti were charged for committing robbery and also murder on the afternoon of April 15 1920
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA went air on Pittsburg as the first commercially liscened station
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    happened in 1921 the event was a great success attracting more than 10000 paying spectators and it was named the 1st Winter Olympics
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    first started in 1921 it was designed to attract tourist to extend Labor Day

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    was a bribery scandal involving the administration of the United States president warren G From 1921 to 1923
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    the great Gatsby was the 3rd novel from F. SCOTT Fitzgerald in 1925
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    happened on July 10 1925 a young high school teacher accused of teaching evolution violation of a Tennessee law
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    many people thought he would actually cross the Atlantic Ocean yet he safely landed in Paris

  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    released In 1927 that was the first feature length movie with synchronized dialogue
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    shocked the world on February 14 1929 when Chicagos north side erupted in gang violence
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    on October 29 1929 black Tuesday hit wall st as investors trade 16million dollar shares