Timeline: Personal Timeline

Jan 29, 1919

18th Amendment

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.

Jan 1, 1920

Woodrow Wilson Suffers Stroke

Woodrow Wilson was sick during the 20's due to a stroke, which he suffered in 1919 while on a speaking tour

Jan 1, 1920

Ku Klux Klan peak in 1920's

The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society, whose sole purpose was to ensure white supremacy over Blacks. They were opposed to Jews, Catholics, and foreigners as well. The Ku Klux

Jan 1, 1920

Jazz Age

This period of time between World War I and the Great Depression in 1929 is known as the “Jazz Age”. At this time, artists such as King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, and Duke Ellington ruled the jazz scene in the United States and abroad.

Apr 15, 1920

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian-born American anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the April 15, 1920, armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States.

Jul 1, 1920

Speakeasies

Speakeasies were secret clubs that sold alcohol illegally during Prohibition in the 1920's. It was illegal because of the 18th amendment.

Aug 18, 1920

19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women's suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest.

Jan 1, 1921

Warren G. Harding becomes President

As Warren G. Harding ran for the Republican Party and is the first president to receive votes from females

Jan 1, 1924

Society Fad - Flagpole Sitting

Alvin Kelly, who in 1924 started the flagpole trend, holds the record of sitting for 49 days straight. Kelly was a clear symbol of the optimism and great excitement in the 1920’s, and is also why I chose this picture.

Mar 4, 1933

Hoover as president

Herbert Hoover was America's 31st president, who took office in 1929, the year that the U.S. economy went into the Great Depression. Although his policies undoubtedly contributed to the crisis, which lasted over a decade, Hoover recieved much of the blame in the minds of the American people.