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KDKA was the first commercial radio station to go on air.
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Sacco and Vanzetti were both immigrants from Italy who were falsely convicted of armed robbery and murder. This trial raised a lot of eyebrows about immigrants safety.
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This was the 1st Ms. America beauty pageant. They had one women from every state come to compete, and one would leave with the crown. Fun fact to compete in the pageant you could not be married.
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The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery involving the administration of United States Pres. Warren G. Harding from 1922 to 1923. They had two private oil companies near Naval bases to get oil at the lowest price without having to bid.
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The Winter Olympics was first started in Chamonix in the French Alps. The winter games created some friendly competition between countries, and officially started the Winter Olympics which is still held to this day.
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The Great Gatsby was a book written by F Scott Fitzgerald. This book had a powerful message to America by showing how corrupt money can be and it open many Americans eyes.
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John T. Scopes had violating Tennessee's "Butler Act" which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state funded school.
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Charles was to first to fly his mono plane non stop through the Atlantic Ocean/
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This was a big step for movie producers, the first film with sound had brought many people into the movie production. It changed the way people watch tv forever.
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The St. Valentines Day Massacre was the murder of 7 members of Chicagos North Side Gang.
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The day the stock market crashed and cause the Great Depression.
