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The 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16th, 1919. It made production and distribution of alcohol illegal. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was passed on June 14, 1919 and ratified on Aug 18, 1920. This addition to Consitution finally gave women the right to vote. -
United States Refusal to Join League of Nations
The US Senators were afraid the joining the League of Nations would compromise the United States' sovereignty. Later in 1921, after Wilson left office, the United States and Germany had a separate treaty with equal terms to the Treaty of Versaile without the obligation to join the League. -
Duke Ellington played at Cotton Club
The significance was that Ellington was an African American male playing at a prestigous white club with high class citizens. -
The First Published Time Magazine
The first article featured John G Cannon, a Congressman who retired at the age of 86.
"Time" was a company co-founded by Britton Hadden and Henry Luce. After Hadden passed away in 1929, Luce became the full owner of the publishing company. -
Calving Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was elected president on August 2nd, 1923. Although he was a popular president, his image was damaged due to the Great Depression in 1929. -
Al Capone Valentine's Day Massacre
Al Capone was a gangster that ruled during the Prohibition Era. He had many competitors and enemies. On Valentine's Day in 1924, he gunned down seven of his opponent's men. -
KKK Marches in Washington
The KKK marched in Washington to show sheer numbers and display white supremacy. They were completely against granting civil rights or anything close to that nature. -
Locke Publish "The New Negro"
It is a book that helped start the Harlem Renaissaince. It included literary works from African Americans such as poetry, nonfiction essays, and fictions. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Publish "The Great Gatsby"
"The Great Gatsby" was a nobel published by Fitzgerald in 1925. The novel reveals the "Jazz Mood" and the upper class society of American in the 1920s. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial was over the issue of teaching evolution and undermining bliblical context. John Scopes was arrested and tried for teaching evolution. Scopes was found guilty and charged $100 dollars. Evolution did not show up in schoolbooks again until the 1960s. -
Langston Hughes publish "The Weary Blues"
Hughes publishes the "The Weary Blues" which was about a musician who starts off feeling optimistic and then quickly turns sorrowful and depressed. -
Charles Lindbergh Solo Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh flies from New York, all the way to Paris across the Atlantic Ocrean in a 33 hour flight with no stops. -
Babe Ruth Hits 60 Home Runs
Babe Ruth ends baseball season with a record breaking 60 home runs. -
The "Jazz Singer" is released
The Jazz Singer was the first picture to have actually contain sound and singing. It was the first talking picture. -
US signs the Kellog-Briand Act
AN internation agreement in which states would not resort to war to solve conflicts of any nature. -
First Mickey Mouse picture "Steamboat Willie"
A black and white cartoon film directed by Walt Disney. It's known for being the first cartoon with recorded sychronized sound. -
Herbert Hoover is elected President
Herbert Hoover becomes president. However, he is very unpopular because the Great Depression happened during his presidency. He was not prepared to deal with the sudden stock market crash. People lived in ghettos made from cardboard boxes called "Hoover Villes". -
Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
Black Tuesday was the day the stock market crashed. All at once, people were trying to pull all of their cash out of the banks, however, the bank could not repay everyone. Many people lost all of the money they had ever made. -
Amelia Earhart takes on solo Transatlantic Flight
Amelia Earhart is the first woman atempting to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared in the middle of her flight was never found.
