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18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919. This amendment prohibited alcohol in the United States. This amendment was passed thanks to activists who supported temperance. However on December 5, 1933, the 21st amendment was ratified which totally repealed the 18th amendment. -
Al Capone, The Bootlegger
Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899. During his late teenage years, Al Capone became very involved in conspiring to illegally smuggle bootlegged liquor and alcohol during the early 1920’s. Later around 1931, Al Capone was charged for all his crimes. In January 1947, Al Capone died due to a stroke. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was established on January 10, 1920 by President Woodrow Wilson. The League of Nations was established in order to promote peace throughout all the countries after the war. Although President Wilson created the League of Nations, his own country did not join it due to fear of possible interferences for future war or altercations between the countries. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920 and granted women the right to vote. Many suffragettes who granted women suffrage include Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams and Alice Paul. -
Time Magazine's First issue.
Time Magazine publishes their first magazine on March 3rd, 1923 in New York. This weekly news magazine company was founded by Henry Luce. To this day, Time Magazine has been the most successful in getting to people world-wide. -
Pilot, Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh was a Sweden man born on February 4, 1902. When Lindbergh was older, he became a pilot and learned to fly airplanes. Charles Lindbergh was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh flew from the US to France with a flight of duration of almost 33 hours. -
President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge is elected the 30th President of the U.S.A. President Coolidge succeeded to President Warren G. Harding after he died of a heart attack in 1923; however, Coolidge ran against John Davis, democrat, for his second term for Presidency. Furthermore during Coolidge’s, the economy was in very good shape (even profiting); however, this gradually led and marked the beginning of the Great Depression. During his presidency, Coolidge was able to pass immigration acts and relief bills. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published on April 10, 1925. The book is about a couple in love but later have a troubled relationship due to War World I. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Trail was when high school teacher, John Thomas Scopes, was convicted by the state of Tennessee for violating the state’s law. John Thomas Scopes taught evolution to his high school students which violated the Butler Act. The Scope Monkey took place on July 21, 1925 and Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. -
KKK march to Washington, D.C..
On August 28, 1925, a social racist organization known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) march up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. to protest against Black people living in that area and in the entire nation. -
The New Negro by Locke
“The New Negro” by Alain L. Locke was about the Negro culture and literature which sparked the Harlem Renaissance. This book by Locke lead to a resurrection of musical literature like through jazz. -
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues was written by Langston Hughes and published in 1926. The Weary Blues is a narrative poem about a musician relating his emotions to songs and also about how the blues keep the musician alive. -
Duke Ellington at The Cotton Club
Duke Ellington was a musician who played exclusively for the members of The Cotton Club. Ellington was part of a band of 4 other musicians. They performed many stunts that entertained the exclusive white members of The Cotton Club. -
Babe Ruth hits 60th Homerun in ONE season!
Babe Ruth was a professional baseball player who made history in sports and played in the MLB with a couple of different teams. He is considered a baseball legend for all the records he has set. For instance, Babe Ruth has hit 60 homeruns in one season! That is ridiculously unbelievable for the average baseball player. -
The "Talkie"
On October 5, 1927, The “Talkie” was an American Movie Musical released into theaters. This was the first feature length film to include synchronized sound and dialogue between the actors in the film. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg- Brian Pact was signed during Presidents Coolidge’s term. The pact concerned how war was not the first option when disputes could not be settled but to settle them more diplomatically. -
Mickey Mouse's "Steamboat Willie"
Steamboat Willie Original :)The first Mickey Mouse cartoon named "Steamboat Willie" which premiered on November 18, 1928. It was a short animated cartoon film directed by Walt Disney with Disney Studios. The short film was very popular because it was one of the very first to have a soundtrack to it. -
President Herbert Hoover
The presidential elections took place on November 6, 1928 between Herbert Hoover (Republican) and Al Smith (Democrat). Hoover won presidency with 444 electoral votes. Many people blamed Herbert Hoover for causing the Great Depression; however, many other steps lead up to the Great Depression not just Hoover. -
Stock Market Crash
On the morning of October 24, 1929, the stocks on Wall Street, New York, suddenly just crashed. This plummet in stocks caused a change to the economy. This arose panic throughout the nation because this was one of the first signs in our nation that foretold and led to the Great Depression which was the greatest economic hardship America has gone through. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was born July 24, 1897. She was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Although she has written many books and set many records, she is best known for her mysterious disappearance in 1937.
