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Chicago Black Sox Scandal
The Chicago Black Sox Scandal led by Charles Comiskey the owner of the Chicago White Sox. This was a huge event that occured in this era. The White Sox threw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in return for money. Chick Gandil was the first player for the White Sox that decided to spread it along, and then spread the deal among 7 other players. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were organized during the First Red Scare. These raids were taken under management by president Woodrow Wilson. The raids took place during November of 1919 and January of 1920. The raids were to arrest people with left-winged views of politics which includes social equality. -
"Flapper" Style is brought upon young women
"Flappers" known as young woman who had short hair, wore short skirts, and were usually at jazz clubs. They broke away from the usual modern lifestyle and redefined the definition of young girl. They smoked, danced, and were known for being very promiscuous. Their parents were usually not very fond of this behavior, but the young girls remained defiant. -
Yankee Stadium Opens
The original Yankee Stadium, located in Bronx New York, was the home of the New York Yankees. The original stadium was the home of the New York Yankees from 1923-1973 when it closed for renovation. It took about half of a year to build the stadium along with 500 workers. -
Macy's 1st Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's was known as the "World's Largest Store" and to celebrate it's 1 million square feet of store space, they decided to throw a parade in New York City on Thanksgiving morning. It was a 6 mile long festival, which also was an early celebration of Christmas, due to it's timing. Before balloons, there were zoo animals, but their growling and snapping was not enjoyed by the spectators, so they were soon replaced with balloons. -
KKK Marches In Capitol
The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1865. They took over Pennsylvania Avenue on August 9, 1925. The horrific day that thousands of white supremacists joined together and marched. The Ku Klux Klan is known as a very racist and violent group. The march took place when the KKK was at it's top population. On this date there was about 50,000 klansmen that marched through the city. The city executives had to debate whether to allow this association to parade due to their values being very hateful. -
"Charleston" Dance
The Charleston Dance originated in South Carolina in 1926. The music became mainstream in 1923. The Charleston mainly became very popular do to the Broadway show known as Runnin' Wild directed by James P. Johnson. -
Rudolph Valentinio Dies
Rudolph Valentinio was known as the "Latin Lover". He played a huge sex symbol in the era of silent films. He was originally from Italy but moved to New York to fulfill his dream to dance and perform. He is known to haunt various Los Angeles locations after his death. He died at 31 years. He died of pleurisy, which is where the tissues that line your lungs become inflamed. His fans amplified his death as he was very attractive to the young woman at this time and was very missed. -
Babe Ruth's 60th Homerun
On September 30th, 1927 history was made. Babe Ruth hit his 60th homerun of the 1927 season. When he hit this homer, he was playing for the New York Yankees. Throughout his lifetime, he played for 3 teams known as Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, and the Boston Braves. He was introduced into the baseball hall of fame in 1936. -
Hoover Wins Presidential Election
On November 6th, 1928 Republican Herbert Hoover was announced as the 31st United States president. He won the presidential election against Democrat Al Smith. He was in the presidency until 1933, during the Great Depression.
