Time Line of the 1920s

By Bran Pettry
  • Prohibition Begins

    Prohibition Begins

    This was the banning of alcoholic beverages. This made many people start making their own alcohol, commonly referred to as moonshine.
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    Roaring Twenties

  • The 19th Ammendment

    The 19th Ammendment

    This ammendment gave women the right to vote.
  • KDKA in Pittsburgh

    KDKA in Pittsburgh

    KDKA was a very popular radio station. It played meny records to appease the people in the area.
  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    This event limitted the amount of immigrants allowed to enter our country. Once a quota was filled, no more immigrants could step on our soil.
  • The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop

    The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop

    The boll weevil was a bug that would ruin crops. Many of them went throught the fields in the south and ruined all of their plants.
  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C

    Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C

    This consisted of a float with about 750 Klan members trying to spread hate around.
  • National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    This act targetted immigration towards different races, especially Asians.
  • The stock market begins its spectacular rise.

    The stock market begins its spectacular rise.

    The stocks were sold at a low price and then all skyrocketed, making many wealthy. It is referred to as "The Breat Bull Market".
  • Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.

    Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.

    A man named John T. Scopes was teaching evolution to students and then he got arrested.
  • Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    This book was filled with insightful poems by Langston Hughes. They were more like lyrics because he had imagined them being sung with instruments in the background.
  • Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic.

    Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic.

    He flew from the United States to Paris.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.

    They were both Italian immigrants who were killed in the electric chair. Sacco lasted eight minutes. Vanzetti only lasted six.
  • Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president.

    Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president.

    He was the 31st president of the United States.