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The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
Mitchell Palmer, the US attorney general, ordered the First Red Scare and arrested 6,000 communists, radicals, and anarchists. -
League of Nations is Founded
Result of Paris Peace Conference that ended World War One. The idea came from Woodrow Wilson. -
The 18th Amendment goes into effect
The 18th amendment prohibited alcohol. The amendment was passed in 1919, but did not go into effect until 1920. Th 18th amendment did not prohibit the ocnsumption of alcohol, but the sale, manufacture and tarnsportanton of such. -
19th Amendment is ratified by Congress
The 19th Amendment gives the right to vote to women. -
Warren G. Harding is elected President
Harding was a compromise candidtae of the progressive and conservative parties. Harding ignored Cox in the race and essentially campaigned against Wilson by calling for a "return to normalcy". -
Radio Station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
KDKA recieved the first federal license to air commercials on radio. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
Sacco and Vanzetti were both found guilty for 1st degree murder dealing with a case of payroll robbery. -
Readers Digest is Founded
Reader's Digest, a magazine company was founded in 1922 as an American Family interest magazine. The Wallaces started the company in Chappaqua, New York. -
The teapot dome scandal is uncovered
The event happened after Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the Naval base. -
The First Game in the newly built Yankee Stadium is played
The Yankees First home Game against the Boston Red Sox -
President Calvin Coolidge is elected president
A previous Massachussetts governor was elected president after the sudden death of Harding. -
Adolf Hitler leads a failed attempt to overthrow the German government (Beer Hall Putsch)
Hitler attempted to overthrow the government by building his own army. He failed and was taken to jail and there he wrote a book about how he was going to take over. -
The first Winter Olympics
The first winter olympics was held in France which included bobsleigh, skiing, curling, figure skating, and more. -
George Gershwin Releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
"Rhapsody in Blue" combines classical music and Jazz music. It was made for a solo piano or jazz band. -
Founding of IBM Corporation
The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, and the Computing Scale Company all combined to make to make CTR, then in 1924, they changed to IBM. In 1911, CTR started as a unch card tabulating machinery company. Then in 1953, it made its first computer, teh 701. -
The National Origins Act is passed limiting immigration
The National Origins Act of 1924, also known as the Immigration Act, made immigration restriction a permanant US Policy and have preferance to "Old Immigrants" -
Ellis Island closes as an immigration point to the US
12 Million immigrants would pass through ellis island. -
The Great Gatsby is Published
Nick Carraway's story about living next to Gatsby told in 1922. Fitzgerald wrote the story taking place when Nick moved in planning on being a salesman. -
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was published when Adolf Hitler was in jail after attempting overthrow the governmeent. The book explains how Hitler would take over. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
A biology teacher in TN disobeyed the law by teaching evolution. Tennessee's Butler Act made it unlawful to teach evolution. Scopes was found guilty. -
Langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues are a set of poems set in an era before the Civil Rights movement. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim in the English Channel
It took 10 hours and 34 minutes for her to swim across the channel. -
The Ford Motor Company announces the creation of a 40 hour week
Henry Ford was the first to make a five day work week of 40 hours and stable wages. This was to make workers to expend their full potential. -
The Great Mississppi Flood displaces 700,000 people
23,000 square miles of Mississppi was flooded which resulted in 250 deaths. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris, France. He helped make Missouri a leading developer in the world of aviation. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 Homeruns
In the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, Babe Ruth hit his 60th homerun. The World Record that no one was able to beat until 1999. -
The first film with sound"The Jazz Singer" debuts
It is about a girl named Jakie who loves jazz and ragtime and wants to become a performer. -
The Holland Tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opens
Under the Hudsen River, the Holland Tunnel connected Manhattan and New Jersey. The Holland Tunnel is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New jersey. It is also 93 ft below grown. -
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
Penicillin is a drug that fights off infections for you. Pencillin was founded in 1928, but wasn't prodcued until the 1940's. -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
She was the first person to fly across the Atlantic. -
Herbert Hoover is elected president
Republican Secretary of Commerce was elected for president. He outnumbered Governor Al Smith of NY. -
Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in short film "Steamboat Willie"
Walt Disney released his first movie with Mickey Mouse and the story is about Mickey navigating his way down a river with Minnie. -
Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In the Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre, seven people of the Moran Gang were shot and killed. They were made to stand against the wall and shot by four unknown assailants. -
Stock Market Crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
Share prices on the NY Wall Street Stock Market crashed. It did not cause the Great Depression, but did accelerate the global economic collapse. It was caused by the new method of buuying stocks; buying on margin. Buying on margin was a way for investors to buy huge stocks with only 10 or 20 percent downs. -
President Warren G. Harding dies
Warren G. Harding dies of a heart attack while in San Francisco on a speaking tour.
