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Race riots erupt in Chicago and other cities.
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The eighteenth Amendment takes effect, instituting Prohibition.
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Louis makes his first jazz recording.
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Duke plays in jazz clubs.
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Women governers are elected in WY and TX
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The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion.
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Ernest Hemingway publishes The Sun Also Rises.
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Fri, 30 Sep 1927
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Buster Keaton's comedy classic The General, considered by many to be the greatest silent film ever made, premieres.
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Risqué entertainer Mae West is found guilty of obscenity by a New York court and sentenced to ten days in jail.
