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18th Amendment Passed
amendment that prohibited the making and sale of alcohol in America. It was supported in the beginning but there were not enough police to break American drinking habits. Source:
http://coloradopublicrecordsearch.org/95/history-of-u-s-since-1877-important-people-terms-and-events/&rct=j&sa=X&ei=pwYkUce6IYOu9ASdg4C4Ag&ved=0CC4QngkwAA&q=18th+amendment&usg=AFQjCNEeZ5jFfo9c1y41A47DTKuNeuB4_A&cad=rja -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th Amendement guranteed all American women the right to vote. It prohibited any US citizen to be denied the right based on gender. -
US Opts Not to Join the League of Nations
The League of Nations was founded after the Paris Peace Conference. It was based on Wilson's Fourteen Points but President Wilson did not want the U.S. to be part of the League of Nations. Source:
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TIME Magazine First Published
The first issue of TIME Magazine was published by Joseph G. Cannon. At that time it was a newsmagazine that summarized the news so “busy men” could keep up. Source:
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Calvin Coolidge Elected
After the 29th president, Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack, Coolidge succeeded to the presidency. In 1924, Coolidge was nominated to run for president by Republicans. Source:
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Langston Hughes Published The Weary Blues
an American poet, Langston Hughes, wrote a collection of poems. The poem titled "The Weary Blues" was written in 1925 and awarded best poem of the year by the Urban League Magazine, "Opportunity". Source:
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Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance
The New Negro: An Interpretation is a collection of literary works of fiction, poetry, and essays on African and African-American art and literature. It was edited by Alain Locke. Source:
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby
A story that took place in 1922 during the Roaring Twenties. It was considered the Fitzgerald's best work, also known as a "Great American Novel" because it captured the significance of the era. Source:
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Scopes Monkey Trail
Case in which a high school biology teacher named John Scopes was accused of violating the state’s Butler Act that made it illegal to teach evolution. Source:
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KKK Marches on Washington
50,000 Ku Klux Klan members (white-robed men and women) marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC to show support for the KKK. Source:
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/KKK_march_on_Wahington_DC_Pennsylvania_Avenue_1925#.USbnKKVvAr0 -
Charles Lindbergh Solo Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in 33 and a half hours on Spirit of St. Louis. This was the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean that continued without stopping. Source:
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"The Jazz Singer" is released.
The feature-length motion picture was released. It was the first movie that included dialogue and music on the actual filmstrip. Source:
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Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns in one season
George Herman Ruth, also known as Babe Ruth, hit his 60th home run of the 1927 season. He is known to be one of the world's greatest baseball players of all time because he had done the impossible. This record stood for thirty four years. -
Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club
Duke Ellington playing at the Cotton Club, located on West 142nd Street in the Harlem section of New York City, became one of the legends of Jazz. Movies, songs and books celebrate the playing at the club. -
US Signs the Kellog-Briand Pact
An agreement to outlaw war. Its effort was to prevent another World War. Source:
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The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Steamboat Willie” Premiers
The first Mickey Mouse film released was Disney's "Steamboat Willie". It was the first cartoon with synchronized sound. This animation was a great milestone and launched an empire. Source:
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Al Capone is an Active Bootlegger
Al Capone continued Johnny Torrio’s, a friend who he worked under, bootlegging after Torrio was shot five times by a rival gang. Source:
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Herbert Hoover is Elected
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Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
The Wall Street Crash was when the New York Stock Exchange crashed; the prices for stock were too high, higher than they were really worth. This marked the beginning of the Great Depression—a period of economic hardship lasting from 1929 to 1939. Source:
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Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Transatlantic Flight
The first transatlantic solo flight by a woman was Amelia Earhart. She flew a Lockheed Vega from Newfoundland to Londonderry, Northern Ireland. For her accomplishment, she received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Source:
http://www.firstflight.org/shrine/amelia_earhart.php
