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A book written by H.L. Mencken about his favorite writer Mark Twain. It was published in 1919 and was center stage for awhile.
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Albert Einstein was awarded Nobel Prize in physics.
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F. Scotts Fitzgerald first published "The Great Gatsby." The book has since been made into a movie 4 times. (1926, 1949, 1974, 2000)
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Quenn Elizabeth II was born to King George VI and the Duchess of York.
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Charles Lindbergh made a 33 hour and 32 minute flight across the Alantic ocean and landed at Le Bourget Field just outside of Paris. His plane was named the Spirit of St. Louis
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"the jazz singer"
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Babe Rooth finished the season with 60 homeruns. a record that stood for 34 years.
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, He released it in March 7 1929
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Al capone rented a appartment across the street for his rivals trucking outfit. on the 14th of Febuary he ordered 7 gunmen dressed like officers to raid the trucking building. the 7 men were lined up outside and shot repeatledly.
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Eliot Ness began a successful investigation of Capones business and slowly began shutting him down. to lay low Capone arranged to have himself jailed confortably for 9 months. When he returned he was arrested for tax evasion.
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The great stockmarket crash
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The infamous criminal pair bonnie and cylde were said to have met.
