1920s Timeline

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

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. This happened during the Red Scare, and they were executed August 23, 1927.
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    First radio broadcast in America.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    Held in Atlantic City. Margaret Gorman was the winner. It originally started as a way to keep tourists in Atlantic City after Labor Day.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    A secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the secretary of the interior, Albert Bacon Fall.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    This event was held in Chamonix, France. America came in 3rd place.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    A story of the emptiness and recklessness of the 1920s
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes. A science teacher was accused of teaching evolution going against Tennessee law.
  • Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    First nonstop, solo transatlantic flight.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer, the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven Irish members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    The Stock Market Crash of 1929. Loads of money was lost due to people pulling out credit from banks, and putting it into the Stock Market.