The 1920s Age

By Benjamin Lee

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti had been arrested for 2 crimes: robbery and murder. This is proved by the murder of Frederick Parmenter with Alessandro Berardelli, and the robbery of over $15,000 dollars.

  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA was the first broadcast station in Pittsburgh, that was controlled by Audacy. The date was also the day of the election.

  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    This was the first pageant that was held in the 1920s. The winner of the beauty pageant was Margaret Gorman.

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    This scandal was all behind Warren G. Harding, the president of Teapot Dome. After his death, many scandals had arouse from under, but things got worst when the Wall Street Journal has exposed the bidding Harding was doing with the oil companies.

  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    The first winter olympics has been held at Chamonix, French Alps. In the olympics, it includes a total of 12 events that involve sports (Skiing and bobsledding were also included too).

  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    F. Scott Fitzgerald has published The Great Gatsby because he wants to show his American dream.

  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    This was the prosecution of John Scopes, that supports Darwin's Theory and to enhance the ACLU.

  • Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    After Charles Lindbergh has finished his first solo flight, he eventually started flying to St. Louis from Long Island, and New York to Paris, France.

  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    This is a full featured length movie, that was also the first audio film at the Blue Mouse Theater in Seattle. It also contains the usage of Warner Brothers' Vitaphone technology.

  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    On Valentine's Day, four policemen enter the Bugs Moran's headquarters in Chicago, and shot a line of seven henchmen of Moran's.

  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    This was the major damage on a stock market when investors had traded over 16 million shares at the New York Stock Exchange. Billions of dollars were lost on the aftermath.