1920s Timeline

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

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti's crimes incited Americans to fear anarchists and those who wanted to destroy the government
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburg

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburg

    First commercial radio broadcast, to present the Harding-Cox presidential election
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    Designed to encourage visitors to Atlantic City, eight finalists from seven cities
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    Cabinet member bribed into transferring ownership of oil fields under Teapot Dome during Warren G. Harding's presidency
  • First Winter Olympics

    First Winter Olympics

    Originally called "The International Winter Sports Week” and went on for 11 days in Chamonix, France
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby represented the shift of the American mindset and defined the American dream that is so often referenced
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    Biology teacher accused of illegally teaching evolution to middle school students, Scopes guilty
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Flew Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris in 33 hours
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    First movie with sound, still mostly silent with prerecorded sound, changed future of film making
  • St. Valentines Day Massacre

    St. Valentines Day Massacre

    Six mobsters murdered in rivalry between Al Capone and Bugs Moran
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Stock market and Wall street crashed, lost US billions of dollars, led to Great Depression