1920s Timeline

By GracieLKelly

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    They were arrested for armed robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    The world's first commercially licenced station becomes real on this date

  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    This event was made to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday.

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    A bribery scandal involving the administration of the US president

  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    The first Winter Olympics were held in France.

  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby was the third novel published by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes.

  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    This was the first nonstop transatlantic flight in history. From NY to Paris

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

    This was the first American musical. It marked the end of the silent film era.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The murder of seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    $14 billion of the stock market value was lost on this date.