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On January 15, 1915, Congress passed the 19th Ammendment granting the right to vote to women.
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The 18th Ammendment (otherwise known as Prohibition) was ratified on January 16, 1920. This outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. Many citizens did not adhere to this law and sold illegal liquor at nightclubs and speakeasys. It was later repealed using the 21st Ammendment in 1933.
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On this date, station KDKA made the first commercial radio broadcadt in the United States. They advertised the results of the presidential election before newspapers.
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The ancient tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhanmun was discovered by Howard Carter near the tomb of Rameses VI.
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250 athletes from 16 nations competed in the first ever Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France.
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Popular baseball icon, Babe Ruth, shatters the baseball home run record. He sets the bar high at 60 home runs in one season.
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The first movie with sound (otherwise known as a "talkie"), "The Jazz Singer", premiers at the Warner Brothers flagship theater in New York City.
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On this date, Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger.
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Most everyone has heard the expression "The best thing since sliced bread." In 1928, Otto Fredrick Rohwedder, from Davenport, Iowa, invented the bread slicer.
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Nobel laurete and Scottich scientist Alexander Fleming discovers the antibiotic Penicillin. Penicillin is a common antibiotic used to treat multiple infections.
