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Prohibition
Alchohal was declared illegal -
Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Two men were killed by two Italians for money but they were not caught in the act only seen fleeing the crime from behind. Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of killings them altough they could be guilty of something the swore they did not kill the men and that they were accused because thery were Italian. -
Washington Naval Conference (Washington Arms Conference)
This was first disarmament conference that was called so Japans navy wouldn't extend to far into the the waters of the west-pacific. -
Official recording of the Discovery of Penicillin
Clodomiro Picado Twight recorded the antibiotic effect of Penicillium. -
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin performed in his first movie "Woman of Paris" -
Equal Rights Amendment
Also known as the "Lucretia Mott Amendment" it stated-Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.
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Immigration Act of 1924
was a United States federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890, down from the 3% cap set by the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921. -
KKK Leader Convicted
A leader of the KKK in Indiana was arrested for kidnapping and second degree murder. His sentance was decreased because he turned in 3 other leaders of othe klans. -
Discovery of Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discoverd that a form of mould grown in the right way could be used as an anti-biotic to treat illneses -
Black Tuesday
This is the date of the most famous stock market crash in history. Stocks lost 13% of their value on Black Tuesday. This date is the beginning of the Great Depression.
