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Prohibition
When the 18th amendment was passed, prohibition came into effect. -
Steel Strike
In 1920, the Steel Mill Srike og 1919 ended. -
Airlines for mail
In 1920, the first transcontinental airmail service was used. -
The quota system
In 1921, the Emergency Quota Act was passed. This act set up a quota system. This system established the maximum number of immigrants that could enter the country. -
1921 election
In 1921, Warren G. Harding became president. -
Farming decline
In 1921, annual farm income declined for 10 billion to just over 4 billion resulting in many farm forclosures. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
In 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants, were convicted of the robbery and murder of a Mass. paymaster. -
Reader's Digest
The Reader's Digest was founded in 1922. -
Fordney-Cumber Tariff
The Fordnet-Cumber Tariff raised taxes on some U.S, imports to 60%- the highest level ever. -
Time
Time magazine was founded in 1923. -
Calvin Coolidge
In 1923, Calvin Coolidge became president. -
Harding dies
In 1923, Warren G. Harding died suddenly, probably from a heart attack or stroke. -
Louis Armstrong
In 1924 Louis Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson's band and became the most important big jazz band in New York City. -
Limited Immigration
Immigration was limited from each European country to 2%. -
Ku Klux Klan
By 1924, KKK membership reached 4.5 million white male citizens. -
Tennessee
Tennessee passed a law that made it illegal to teach evolution. -
Gertrude Ederle
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle at the age of 19, was the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
Babe Ruth
In 1927, Babe Ruth hit a record of 60 homeruns. -
Bessie Smith
In 1927, Bessie Smith became the highest paid black artist in the world. -
Model A
In 1927, Henry Ford introduced the Model A. -
The Spirit of St. Louis
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh was the first person to fly nonstop and solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Sacco and Vanzetti killed
In 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti died in the electric chair. -
1928 election
Herbert Hoover was elected president in 1928. -
Woodbridge Cloverleaf
In 1929, the first cloverleaf intersection was built in New Jersey. -
African American Union Membership
By 1929, 82,000 African Americans had union membership. Thats less than 1% of their population. -
Black Tuesday
On this day, the bottom of the market fell out and the Great Deppression began.
