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The IBM Corporation is Founded
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States -
Charles Lindbergh Makes the First non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. -
The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected
aids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. -
The League of Nations is founded
An organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied Powers at the end of World War I. -
The 18th amendment goes into effect
prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January. -
19th Amendment is ratified by congress
the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the states for ratification. -
Radio Station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA, 1920. Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA was a world pioneer of commercial radio broadcasting. Transmitting with a power of 100 watts on a wavelength of 360 meters, KDKA began scheduled programming with the Harding-Cox Presidential election returns on November 2, 1920 -
Warren G. Harding is elected president
was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a member of the Republican Party. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
The authorities concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that the men were guilty of something—presumably the payroll murders. The trial of Sacco -
Readers Digest is Founded
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal is uncovered
Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior in 1921, Fall secretly granted to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome -
First Game in the newly built Yankee Stadium is played
Yankee Stadium was opened for major league baseball. In the historic first game, the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1. -
President Warren G. Harding dies
President Warren G. Harding died of apparent heart failure 90 years ago today while in the midst of a cross-country tour. -
President Calvin Coolidge is elected president
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, -
adolf hitler leads a failed attempts to fly around the world
Adolph Hitler led his Nazi followers in an abortive ... Although the plan failed, and Hitler imprisoned, the notoriety the Nazi leader -
The Holland tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opens
the Holland Tunnel was the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world. The Holland Tunnel is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey, the others being the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. -
The first winter Olympics are held
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France -
George Gerschwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. -
The national origins act is passed, limiting immigration
discriminatory immigration law that restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and practically excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entry into the United States. -
Ellis Island closes as an immigration point to the US
Historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954 -
The Great Gatsby is published by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes was just twenty-four years old when his debut poetry collectionThe Weary Blues was published in 1926. After its publication, the book won several awards, and the prize money allowed Hughes to complete his college education in Lincoln, Pennsylvania -
The Ford Motor Company announces the creation of a 40 hour work week
Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories. The policy would be extended to Ford's office workers the following August. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
n Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel
she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
The great Mississippi Flood Displaces 700,000 people
The Great Flood of 1927 was one of the most powerful natural disasters of the 1900s. ... After the failure of a levee at Mounds Landing, Mississippi, the flooding river flowed ... Over 130,000 homes were lost and 700,000 people were displaced. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. -
The First Film with sound "The Jazz Singer" debuts
the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. The movie uses Warner Brothers' Vitaphone sound-on-disc technology to reproduce the musical score and sporadic episodes of synchronized speech. -
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
Discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945 -
Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in the short film, "Steamboat Willie"
Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest animated cartoons. This seven-minute film, directed by Walt Disney, was the first to combine animation technology with synchronized sound. -
Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The murder of 5 members of Chicago's North side gang -
Herbert Hoover is elected President
An American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. -
Stock Market Crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, is the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929 -
amelia earhart attempts to fly around the world
Amelia Earhart is about to attempt to fly around the world. ... Amelia Rose Earhart plans to take off from Oakland, Calif., sometime between June 23 and 26, and return two and a half weeks later. If successful, she would become the youngest woman ever to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine airplane.
