Time Line of the 1920s

By Johnnyboy0011

  • The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.Prohibition begins.

    This amendment prevents any US citizen from being denied the right to vote. The amendment was a culmination of women sufferage.

  • KDKA Pittsburgh

    This radio station was created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It is considered "The Voice of Pittsburgh".

  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    It was also known as Immigration Act of 1921. It restricted the number of immigrants that were allowed in the US.

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

    A Boll Weevil is a beetle that feasts on cotton buds and flowers. In 1922 the Boll Weevil destroyed more than 85% of the South's cotton crops.

  • The stock market begins its spectacular rise

    Companies began to increase, which caused the economy to grow. Many people expected the economy to rise. People began to receive more income.

  • National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    This act replaced the Emergency Quota Act. It restricted the number of immigrants to 150,000 people with a limit of 2% of each nationality already in the US.

  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major March through Washington D.C.

    Probably the strongest and longest lasting Ku Klux Klan presence in the 19th and 130 was in Whatcom and Skagit Countries, organized around the towns of Bellingham and Mount Vernon.

  • Scopes Trial Takes Place in Dayton, Tennessee

    A teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it illegal to teach human evolution.

  • Langston Hughes publishes "The Weary Blues"

    "The Weary Blues" is a poem first published in the Urban League magazine. One of the poem's themes is the importance of music in everyday life.

  • Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

    It took thirty-three and one half-hours for Charles Lindbergh to travel 3,500 miles across the Atlantic. This was one of the first advancements in aviation.

  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed

    Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti shot and killed a paymaster for a shoe company escaping with $15,000. The two men were considered anarchist.

  • Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president

    Herbert Hoover took office the year the stock market crashed. Because he was leading the nation when this unfortunate event happened, he was given the blame.