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Herbert Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician. He was the 31st president.
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"International Business Machines Corporation" is an American technology company founded in New York.
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Raids conducted by the U.S. Department of justice in 1919 and 1920 in attempt to arrest foreign anarchists.
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The 18th amendment prohibited manufacturing, transportation, and the sale of alcohol within the united states.
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The 19th Amendment states "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".
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Charles Lindbergh made a historic flight from New York to Paris. He was the 19th person to to cross the Atlantic in an Airplane.
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The League of Nations was an organization meant to bring countries together to solve issues rather than just fighting about them.
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The KDKA radio station began scheduled programming with the Harding-Cox election.
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Warren G. Harding was the 29th president from 1921 to August 2, 1923 when he died of a heart attack.
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The authorities concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that they were guilty. The trial was held into Dedham Massachusetts.
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The Reader's Digest is an American general interest family magazine. They only published 10 times a year.
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Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil reserve lands from the navy to the Department of interior.
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Yankees stadium was located in the Bronx; it is one of the boroughs in NYC. The land that was bought for the grounds of the stadium was purchased from William Waldorf Astor for $675,000. The first game that was played there was against the Red Sox for a 4-1 win. It hosted 6,581 games in its 85 year history. It earned the nickname "The house that Ruth built" since he was apart of the team when they played great. It is also known as "The big Ballpark in the Bronx" and "The Cathedral of Baseball".
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Warren G. Harding, the 29th president, dies of a heart attack.
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President Calvin Coolidge was elected the 30th president. He was a republican lawyer from New England.
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It was a staged failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany.
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The immigration act limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States.
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"Rhapsody in Blue" was for a solo piano and a jazz band. It combined the elements of classical music with jazz.
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It was a winter multi sport event held in Chamonix, France.
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A novel that follows a cast of fictional characters that live in West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island during the summer
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The autobiography, Mein Kampf, was written by Adolf Hitler in 1925. It provides how he became antisemitic. It also shows his political ideas and his future plans for Germany. He later published a second volume in 1926. Meanwhile he had written all of this in prison. He provided most of his future plans which could have been prevented if more people other countries recognized this.
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The "Monkey Trials" began with John Thomas Scopes, a high school science teacher, was accused of teaching evolution which went against the Tennessee state law.
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Langston Hughes was twenty four years old when he released his poetry collection called The Weary Blues.
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Gertrude Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record holder in five events.
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The Ford Motor Company became one of the first in America to adopt the 5 day work week. They believed that too many hours were bad for workers productivity.
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Significant rainfall combined with wet soil conditions caused severe flooding in the upper Mississippi river.
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Amelia Earhart was planning on flying around the world in one trip. She lost control on takeoff and had to be sent to the factory for repairs.
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Babe Ruth sets the record which would stand for 34 years.
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At the time it was the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel. The Holland tunnel is one of three tunnels between Manhattan and New Jersey
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The first movie with suonds featured at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th avenue in Seattle.
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Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin which was an antibiotic. He received a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1945.
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Mickey Mouse made his debut in one of the earliest animations. The seven minute film was directed by Walt Disney in which he combined animation technology with synchronized sound.
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The 1929 murder of 7 members of Chicago's North Side Gang. They were at Lincoln Park garage on Valentines day where they lined up against a wall and were shot by 4 unknown assassins.
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Also known as the "stock market crash" was when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed
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Ellis island closes after being the entrance point for millions of immigrants from 1892 to 1954.
