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Prohibition
Prohibition was instituted with ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution on January 16, 1919, which prohibited the "...manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States..." -
19th Amendment
Women are given the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States constitution grants universal women's suffrage. Also known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment, in recognition of her important campaign to win the right to vote. -
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal begins when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine is published for the first time. -
Indian Citizenship Act
All Indians are designated citizens by legislation passed in the U.S. Congress and signed by President Calvin Coolidge. The Indian Citizenship Act granted this right to all Native Americans that had been born within the territory of the United States. -
First Woman Governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor of the United States in Wyoming. Miriam Ferguson was installed fifteen days later as the second during a ceremony in Texas. -
NBC Radio Network
The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations. -
5 Millionth Model-T
On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the 15 millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In Chicago, Illinois, gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivals in the act known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
