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Prohibition was a time when manufacturing, selling, and transporting alcohol was illegal. This lasted 14 years and was the first and only amendment to be repealed.
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The 19th amendment was ratified in August of 1920. It gives women the right to vote.
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Flappers were a new type of young women. They were rebellious, energetic, bold, fun-loving, and risque.
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This was the date of the first Winter Olympics games in France. Hazel Wighman and Helen Wills won the gold in this 1924 olympics.
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The radio was a new invention that provided entertainment.
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Gertrude was the first woman to swim across the 35 mile long English Channel. Gertrude was also the Olympic freestyle swimming champion.
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On this day, the first rolling prototype of the Model A automobile appeared. The Model A was also called the "new ford", and it replaced the Model T.
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He became the first person to fly nonstop between New York and Paris. He was an idolized hero of the 1920s.
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Herbert Hoover was elected president of the United States. He easily won the Republican nomination and was the 31st president.
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This occured in a garage in Chicago. Seven men who were associated with one of the gangster Al Capone's enemies were shot by several men dressed as police officers.
