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League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, that was created after the First World War to provide a a solution for resolving international disputes. -
First Representation of the Play
The First Representation of the Play was called Beyond the Horizon. It was produced by Eugene O’Neill. This play went on to win Eugene his first Pulitzer Prize. -
Women’s Right to Vote
A lot of white women already had the right to vote but then the 19th amendment was ratified, which allowed millions more of women in able to vote on August 18, 1920. -
NFL was created
The American Professional Football League is formed in 1920 with Jim Thorpe as its president and eleven teams. It would change its name to the National Football League in 1922. -
Warren G. Harding Won the Election
Warren G. Harding won the Electoral College and the Popular Vote. He obtained over 16 million votes. The Republicans also got their spot back. He won the Electoral race 404 to 127 -
Congressional Resolution is Signed
The Congressional Resolution was by both houses, and signed by President Warren G. Harding. With the signing came the demand of peace through WWI with Austria, Germany, and Hungary. After a month passed the treaty was executed. -
The Armament Congress Ends
The ending of Armament Congress lead to some agreements. The agreements consisted of the Five Power Disarmament Treaty, between the major world powers and the US, limit navel construction, outlaw poison gas, restrict submarine attacks on merchant fleets, and respect China’s sovereignty. -
The Armaments Congress ends
It would lead to three agreements, including the Five Power Disarmament Treaty, between the major world powers and the United States, to limit naval construction, outlaw poison gas, restrict submarine attacks on merchant fleets and respect China's sovereignty. -
The first Winter Olympic Games
It was held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France with sixteen nations sending athletes to participate, including the United States, which won four medals. Norway, with four gold and eighteen medals total had the most in both categories. The Winter Olympic Games have been held since this year, except during World War II. -
All Indians are designated citizens
The legislation passed in the U.S. Congress and signed by President Calvin Coolidge causing the Indians to be citizens.The Indian Citizenship Act granted this right to all Native Americans that had been born within the territory of the United States. -
Calvin Coolidge Won the Election
Calvin won his first presidency retaining the White House for the Republicans. -
first woman governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor of the United States in Wyoming. Miriam Ferguson is installed two weeks later as the second during a ceremony in Texas. -
Radiovision is born
The precursor to television is demonstrated by Charles Francis Jenkins when he transmits a 10 minute film of synchronized pictures and sound for five miles from Anacostia to Washington, D.C. to representatives of the United States government. -
Lava Beds National Monument
California is designated by President Calvin Coolidge. It was the site of a volcanic rock, natural fortress used by the Modoc Indians during the Modoc War of 1872-3. -
The invention of television
It occurs by American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth. The complete electronic television system would be patented three years later on August 26, 1930. -
The Great Crash
The Great Crash was a stock market crash. Millions of people invested their savings or borrowed money to buy stocks, pushing prices to unsustainable levels, which ended up being the main cause of the Great Crash. -
The St. Valentines Day Massacre
This event was a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran. They fought bitterly with “Scarface” Al Capone for control of smuggling and trafficking operations in the Windy City. Throughout the 1920s, both survived several attempted murders. They murdered seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day. -
Constitution amended amended twice
The constitution was amended because the social and financial conditions in a nation change, so the laws in the nation may need changes or they would lead to bad occurrences such as death and lead to defiance.
