1920s Timeline

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

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    this is important because Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing a crime
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    this was the world's very frist licensed commercial station
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    this was the very first miss america pagent
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    it was the greatest scandal ever
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    known as the 1st Olympic games
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    this is important because it tells the story of a self made millionare
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    a very popular legal trial at the time
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    very first solo nonstop flight
  • The Jazz Singer debuts

    The Jazz Singer debuts

    marked the talkies and the end of the silent film
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    very important because it was a big murder of 7 members of a Chicago gang
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    major stock market crash of of 29