1920s

The 1920s

By 18mboyle
  • KDKA in Pittsburgh

    KDKA in Pittsburgh

    KDKA was the first commercial radio station in the world, stationed in Pittsburgh, Pensylvania.
  • Prohibition begins.

    Prohibition begins.

    Prohibition was the first time the Federal Government began to interfere with issues formerly decided by each seperate state.
  • The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.

    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.

    The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. This was a big step for women, as they were finally allowed to have a say in their government.
  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act.

    Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act.

    This was the first time that America, the country that everyone looked to as the land of oppourtunity and freedom had put a cap on the ammount of new immigrants allowed to come.
  • The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop.

    The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop.

    The Boll Weevil ruined nearly 90% of Texas' cotton crops, and caused a cotton shortage.
  • The stock market begins its spectacular rise.

    The stock market begins its spectacular rise.

    As buisinesses begin to thrive as a result of new inventions and higher wages, stock becomes more and more valuable, and there is a rise in the stock market. This further improves the economy, and there is more spending than ever.
  • National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    Them National Origins Act was a bill designed to maintain the cultural set up of America, and it caused Eastern and Southern Europe to recieve low quotas
  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C

    Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C

    As immigration is increasing and Christian ideals are leaving societal standards, the Ku Klux Klan has a large rising of people who want to stick to the old moral standards, and they march in Washington to show their strength.
  • Scopes Trial

    Scopes Trial

    The Scopes Trial was the first time the government interfered between the teachings of science and religion, and Sopes was tried for teaching the theory of Evolution in a Tennasee High School
  • Langston Hughes Publishes "The Weary Blues"

    Langston Hughes Publishes "The Weary Blues"

    Langston Hughes' "The Weary Blues" became a best seller, and the nation could see how the blacks lived, and how music was a way of life, etc.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.

    This case involved two immigrants being tried for murder, and with very little evidence on the case, they excecuted the two men, and later discovered that they were actually innocent.
  • Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

    This was a big step for aviation because it was the first Trans-Atlantic flight.
  • Herbet Hoover is elected president of the U.S.

    Herbet Hoover is elected president of the U.S.

    Herbert Hoover was formerly the head of a war releif branch of the government, and he was one of only two presidents to be elected without formerly holding an elected office or a high rank in the millitary