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The 1920's
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Babe Ruth Traded
Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees for $125,000. This was the largest trade in baseball at that time. -
Prohibition
Prohibition is a period of time that means that alchol was illegal. It was during January 16, 1920-December 5, 1933. -
Negro Major League Formed
The Negro Major League was formed on February 13, 1920. -
First Radio Broadcast
The first radio broadcast was on November 2, 1920. It was broadcast on KDKA by Leo Rosenburg. KDKA is located in Pittsburgh, PA. -
Wheaties Created
Wheaties were created accidently in 1922. -
Insulin Discovered
In 1922, insulin was discovered by Frederick Banting and his assisstant Charles Best. -
BBC Founded
The t.v. station, the BBC(British Broadcasting Corporation) was founded on October 18,1922. -
Chrysler Corp. Founded
The Chrysler brand of cars were founded on June 6, 1925 by Walter Chrysler. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes Trial was famous at the time because it was the first trial over evolution, John Scopes was found guilty for teaching evolution in a Tennassee school. He was fined $100. -
Don Juan
Don Juan is the first movie with a soundtrack. It was released by The Warner Brothers in 1926. -
Stock Market Crash
On October 24, 1929(Black Thursday) the stock market crashed. It made the economy around the world go bad. Alot of people ilost their jobs.
