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Henry Ford perfects mass production
Henry Ford is largely responsible for kick starting a new form of mass production with the moving assembly line. With increased production and skyrocketing sales, Ford mass-produced his famous Model T automobiles. Buying a new car was no longer a luxury of the wealthy but a standard practice of the middle class. -
Women gain the right to vote
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle—victory took decades of agitation and protest. -
Prohibition begins
The 18th Amendment was ratified on January 16, 1919 and the country went dry at midnight on January 17, 1920. Prior to Prohibition various types of alcohol were produced all over the country. -
The Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids. They were conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration. -
Harlem Renaissance begins
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s). -
Sacco and Vanzetti are convicted
Sacco and Vanzetti were tried and found guilty in July 1921. During the six years before they were executed, their names became known throughout the world. Protests were held in London, Paris, Milan, Berlin, and parts of South America and Asia. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal. It involved the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923 -
Scopes trial
American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which had made it illegal for teachers to teach human evolution in any state-funded school.[1] The trial was deliberately staged in order to attract publicity to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, where it was held. -
Charles Lindberg Crosses the Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history. Flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
Kellogg-Briand pact signed
Kellogg and French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand crafted the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact. This international peace proposal committed 15 nations to outlawing aggression and war in settling disputes. President Coolidge signed the Pact on January 17, 1929. -
Black Tuesday stock market crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash or the Crash of 29 was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It started in September, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, and ended in mid-November.