History of the 1920's (Gneff)

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  • KDKA in Pittsburgh.

    KDKA in Pittsburgh.

    First commercial radio station. Consisted of point-to-point sending of telegraph signals in morse code.
  • 19th Amendment. (Prohibition begins)

    19th Amendment. (Prohibition begins)

    Women are granted the right to vote. Alcohol was prohibited from being made or sold.
  • Emergency quota. (congress)

    Emergency quota. (congress)

    Also known as the emergency immigration act. Restricted the amount of immigrants who were to be let into a country.
  • Bull Weevil and south cotton crops.

    Bull Weevil and south cotton crops.

    Travled from Rio Grande/Mexico, all the way to America. They spread very quickly and cost farmers millions of dollars.
  • National origins act, stock market rises.

    National origins act, stock market rises.

    National origins act replaces emergency quota act. Basically restricts all non-whites from immigrating into the U.S. (Mainly asians.)
  • KKK march through Washington. (Scopes trial)

    KKK march through Washington. (Scopes trial)

    KKK marches through Washington D.C, to show support for the KKK. (50,000 people marched.) The scopes trial was launched, in which John Scope is defending his self because of "teaching" evolution to his class.
  • Langston Hughes (Weary blues publishing.)

    Langston Hughes (Weary blues publishing.)

    This was his first book. He had expected them to be performed at famous music clubs at that time.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. Charles Lingdbergh takes flight.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. Charles Lingdbergh takes flight.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed for the murders of 2 men. First person to fly alone, non-stop.
  • Herbert Hoover elected.

    Herbert Hoover elected.

    Herbert Hoover (republican) is elected in 1928. Year the economy plummedted. He was the 31st president of the United States.