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18th Amendment Passed
Prohibition against alcohol. The manufacture sale or transportation involving intoxicated liquors within United States and all territory is prohibited. -
US Opts Not to Join The League of Nations
The United States did not think it was beneficial because they had certain allies. -
19th Amendment Passed
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1920, that gives women the right to vote. -
Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club
Duke Ellington was one of the few people that were inserted as featured acts at The Cotton Club. -
Time Magazine First Published
The first Time magazine was one that would not catch the attention of somebody. It was basically plain and simple. This first magazine featured John G. Cannon. -
Calvin Coolidge Elected
Calvin Coolidge helped create the boom that led to the Great Depression. He encouraged investors in the stock market. 30th president of the United States. -
Locke publishes "The New Negro" sparking the Harlem Renaissance
"The New Negro" was a combination of fiction, poetry, and essays on African and African- American art and literature. It aimed both culturally and socially. -
Al Capone is an Active Bootlegger
Al Capone became the most infamous gangster in American history. He did bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling which all led to the organized crime scene. His most famous act of brutal violence was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Published "The Great Gatsby"
"The Great Gatsby" is a classic piece of American fiction. It is about a man who is led from poverty to wealth. He wants to be reunited with his long lost love. He eventually is, but is then is led to death. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial was based on Darwinism. They did not want him to deny the divine creation story in the Bible and teach that man descended from the Lord. -
KKK Marches on Washington
Over 600,000 KKK members marched in Washington. They did this to show how they are actively increasing their members throughout America. -
Langston Hughes Published "The Weary Blues"
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Charles Lindbergh Solo Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. He completed the first solo transatlantic flight. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns in one season.
Babe Ruth is known as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His record was not broken for 34 years. -
The "Talkie" Movie "The Jazz Singer" is released
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US Signs the Kellog- Briand Pact
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Herbert Hoover Elected
31st president. He was nominated on the first ballot at the Republican convention. -
The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon "Steamboat Willie" Premiers
"Steamboat Willie" was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon that used sound. It was written by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Music was put together by Wilfred Jackson. -
Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
The price of stock crashed and everybody went into debt. Prices on products continuosly increased, leading to the Great Depression. -
Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Transatlantic Flight
The first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. She mysteriously disappeared when she was flying across the Pacific Ocean but was later on found alive.
