Lips

Time Line of the 1920s

  • KDKA Pittsburgh

    KDKA Pittsburgh
    First liscensed commercial radio station in Pittsburgh, PA. Their business was a hit for everyone. Everyone enjoyed what KDKA had to give.
  • 19th Amendment is adopted.

    19th Amendment is adopted.
    The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Without this Amendment women wouldnt have a say in whole the next rulers are. That is a big thing to decide on and everyone should be included.
  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act

    Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act
    It is also known for the Emergency Immigration Act. It restricted immigration into the United States.
  • Boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of South’s cotton crop

    Boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of South’s cotton crop
    What started it was just supposed to be temperary then things were supposed to go back the way they were. It didnt turn out how they wanted it.
  • stock market makes awesome rise

    stock market makes awesome rise
    The boom of the 1920s was based on selling more and more goods. Better off Americans could not go on spending forever: there was a limit to how many radios people could buy, they were just selling so much.
  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.

    Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.
    They marched in the right path, together. Down the roads, standing up for what they bleive in.
  • Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”
    Langston was a book publisher and the book he published seems to be a very good book. It describes the music.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.
    They were accused of killing 2 men. So they were excuted and then found to be innocent.
  • Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president.

    Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president.
    He was elected presient in August 10. He was a good man and the 31st president.