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19th Amendment guarentees all women the right to vote.
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The literary classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the prosperity of the US during the "Roaring Twenties".
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Ernest Hemingway classic story The Sun Also Rises tells the tale of a group of Americans and Brits who travel from Paris to see the bullfights in and the running of the bulls at the Festival of San Fermin, Pamplona
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Charles Linbergh becomes the first person to fly nonstop from New York to Paris in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis.
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Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run, setting a world record that would stand for 34 years.
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The Jazz Singer, directed by Alan Crosland, becomes the first "talking" movie.
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The first Mickey Mouse cartoon is created by Walt Disney. Mickey Mouse first debuted in Steamboat Willie which was one of the first cartoons to use sound.
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The murder of of seven mob associates. This was due to the prohibtion era conflict between two of the most powerful Chicago gangs: The South Side Italian Gang (led by Al Capone) and The North Side Irish Gang (led by Bugs Moran).
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The very first Academy Awards celebrated the films of 1927-28. 270 people attended and the entire ceremony lasted 15 minutes.
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Most devasting stock market crash in the history of the US. This crash was the beginning of the 10 year depression that followed.
Also known as Black Tuesday.
