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Warren G. Harding is Elected President
Was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a member of the Republican Party -
Herbert Hoover is Elected President
Was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. -
The IBM Corporation is Founded
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries. -
The Palmer Raids Arrest and Deport over 6,000 Suspected "Radicals"
Palmer Raids, also called Palmer Red Raids, raids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. -
The 18th Amendment Goes into Effect
On January 29, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January. -
19th Amendment is Ratified by Congress
the 19th Amendment, which stated that “the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the states for ratification. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Charles Lindbergh would make his historic flight between New York and Paris to win the Orteig Prize. It was the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic and the first to link the two major cities. Lindbergh was, however, the 19th person to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. -
The League of Nations is Founded
League of Nations. League of Nations, an organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied Powers at the end of World War I. -
Radio Station KDKA Airs the First Commercially Broadcast Program
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA, 1920. Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA was a world pioneer of commercial radio broadcasting. Transmitting with a power of 100 watts on a wavelength of 360 meters, KDKA began scheduled programming with the Harding-Cox Presidential election returns on November 2, 1920. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial Concludes
The authorities concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that the men were guilty of something—presumably the payroll murders. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti for the South Braintree murders was held in Dedham, Massachusetts -
The Teapot Dome Scandal is Uncovered
Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior in 1921, Fall secretly granted to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome (Wyoming) reserves (April 7, 1922). -
First Game in the Newly Built Yankees Stadium is Played
THE FIRST GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM. It was 50 years ago on April 18, 1923 that Yankee Stadium was opened for major league baseball. -
President Warren G. Harding Dies
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President Calvin Coolidge is Elected President
ohn Calvin Coolidge Jr. was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor -
Adolf Hitler Leads a Failed Attempt to Overthrow the German Government (Beer Hall Putsch)
Adolf Hitler and his followers staged Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria. -
The First Winter Olympics are Held
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
George Gerschwin Releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. -
The National Origins Act is Passed Limiting Immigrants
Congress followed their lead and in 1924 passed the National Origins Act, which drastically reduced the number of immigrants coming from southern and eastern Europe. ... In the 1920s these strands merged into nativism, a strong anti-immigrant sentiment that called for tighter laws restricting immigration. -
The Great Gatsby is Published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
That follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Adolf Hitler Publishes "Mein Kampf"
a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. -
Langston Hughes Publishes his First Set of Poems in his The Weary Blues
"The Weary Blues" is a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1925, "The Weary Blues" was first published in the Urban League magazine, Opportunity. It was awarded the magazine's prize for best poem of the year. -
The Ford Motor Company Announces the Creation of a 40 Hour Work Week
Ford announced that it would pay its male factory workers a minimum wage of $5 per eight-hour day, upped from a previous rate of $2.34 for nine hours (the policy was adopted for female workers in 1916). -
Gertude Ederle is the First Woman to Swim the English Channel
was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
The Great Mississippi Flood Displaces 700,000 People
These terrible floods bring to mind the most destructive flood in U.S. history, the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927. The flood inundated 16 million acres of land, displacing nearly 640,000 people in states from Illinois to Louisiana. In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the river swelled to 80 miles wide. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Babe Ruth Hits 60 Home Runs
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. -
The Holland Tunnel Connecting NYC and NJ Opens
At the time of its opening, the Holland Tunnel was the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world. The Holland Tunnel is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey, the others being the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. -
The First Film with Sound "The Jazz Singer: Debuts
The Jazz Singer, the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. -
Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish researcher, is credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928. At the time, Fleming was experimenting with the influenza virus in the Laboratory of the Inoculation Department at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. -
Mickey Mouse Makes his First Appearance in the Short Film "Steamboat Willie"
On November 18, 1928, Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest animated cartoons. This seven-minute film, directed by Walt Disney, was the first to combine animation technology with synchronized sound. -
Chicago's St.Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 Valentine's Day murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park garage on the morning of Valentine's Day, where they were made to line up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants. -
Stock Market crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, is the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. It started on October 24 ("Black Thursday") and continued until October 29, 1929 ("Black Tuesday"), when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. -
Amelia Earhart Attempts to Fly Around the World
Amelia Earhart is about to attempt to fly around the world plans to take off from Oakland, California. -
Ellis Island Closes as an Immigration Point to the United States
On this day in 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892. Only two percent of all immigrants were denied entrance into the U.S. -
Readers Digest is Founded
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The magazine was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace.
