Roaring 20s

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

Granted women the right to vote on August 18, 1920 and ended women suffrage. The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention in New York is traditionally held as the start of the American women's rights movement.

Moonshine

Sep 20, 1920

When prohibition hit, people started making moonshine to pay the bills. Moonshine is still made today.

Bootleggers

Nov 14, 1920

Bootleggers transported the moonshine to places. Ran from cops with fast cars. Started NASCAR.

Jim Thorpe

Oct 17, 1923

Played pro baseball, and football and was an Olympic gold medalist. He was the 1st American Indian to play a pro sport.

Gertrude Ederle

Jun 23, 1924

Olympic freestyle swimming champion. First woman to swim across English channel.

Babe Ruth

Dec 14, 1925

An American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in the MLB playing for three teams from 1914 to 1935. Had 714 career home runs.

Al Capone

Sep 7, 1926

American gangster from Chicago who was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor. Arrested in 1931 on tax evasions.

Jack Dempsey

Sep 14, 1926

Held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926. His aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history.

Charles Lindbergh

May 20, 1927

Charles Lindbergh began his solo flight from New York to Paris nonstop. He was the first to do this.

Amelia Earhart

Jun 17, 1928

The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She went missing on July 2, 1937 when trying to be the first woman to fly around the world.