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In the early 20th century, some additional states passed a legislation giving women the right to vote.
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Station KDKA made the nations first commercial broadcast. The reasoning why they chose that day is because it was Election Day.
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The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 established the nation's first numerical limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States.
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This is when mobs of white residents were given weapons by city officials. Afterwards, the mobs attacked black residents and businesses in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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The 1st automated telephones began service at the Pennsylvania exchange in NYC. The purpose of this was to replace the human operators necessary to connect calls.
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Amelia Earhart broke women’s altitude record as she rose to the air about 14,000 feet in her plane.
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The first Yankee stadium opens up its doors to the public in the Bronx, New York. The Yankees played their first home game in this stadium against the Boston Red Sox.
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It was originally named “HOLLYWOODLAND” but then it was later renamed to just “HOLLYWOOD”. This name was purposely given to the sign because it was to advertise the name of a new segregated housing development that takes place in the hills of Los Angeles, California.
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The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located in Chicago. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company.
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A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas. This policy stayed in affect until the 1960s.
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The Great Gatsby is a novel written by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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It is formally known as the state of tennesse v John Thomas scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes monkey trial.
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The college board administers the first SAT, which is a major standardized test for university and college admission in the Unites States.
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Historic Route 66 ran east-west across the United States from the center of New Mexico along the path of interstate 40. However, the route was longer as it started in California and it went all the way to Illinois.
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This flood affected around 700,000 people. It was considered the greatest national disaster in the U.S at the time.
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Henry Ford’s Model T was an affordable transportation for a common man. Then, it quickly became prized for its low cost, durability, versatility, and ease of maintenance.
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This is when republican Herbert Hoover wins by a wide margin over democratic governor Alfred E. Smith.
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The Boston Garden opens up in Boston, Massachussets. It was designed by a boxing promoter named Tex Rickard( also built the third iteration of Madison Square Garden).
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This is where Mickey Mouse steers a steamboat down a river. He entertains his passenger, Minnie by playing some music on the beat. The reason this cartoon is important because it was the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound.
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It was a time period when the economy crashed and there was limited resources. That day that it began was known as “Black Thursday”.
