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Time Magazine is published
The first issue is published on this date -
Calvin Coolidge is inaugurated for the first time
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Woodrow Wilson dies
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The IBM corporation is founded.
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The Great Gatsby was Published
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby. -
Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
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The scopes Trial
The scopes trial begins and would later convict John T. Scopes of teaching Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory at a Dayton, Tennessee high school, which violated Tennessee law. He is fined $100 for the charge. -
The NBC Radio Network is formed
The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations. -
The construction on Mt. Rushmore began.
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Babe Ruth's 60th
New York Yankees star Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, breaking his own record of 59. -
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean