The Cotton Club By matthew989 Dec 31, 1919 The stock market begins its spectacular rise. Period: Dec 31, 1919 to Nov 5, 1928 The Cotton Club Hitorical Timeline Aug 17, 1920 The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted. (Prohibition begins) Nov 1, 1920 KDKA in Pittsbugh May 18, 1921 Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act. Jul 31, 1922 The boll weevil ruins more than 85% of southern cotton crops Feb 29, 1924 National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act. Jul 9, 1925 Scopes trials take place in Dayton, Tennesee Aug 7, 1925 Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march throughWashington D.C. Dec 31, 1925 Langston Hughes publishes "The Weary Blues". May 19, 1927 Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Aug 22, 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti (Convicted murderers) were executed. Nov 5, 1928 Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. President