1920's

  • Women get the right to vote

    Women get the right to vote

    19th amendment passed in 1920 gave women the right to vote. Law was passed in Tennessee with a vote of 50-49.
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    1920s events

  • religious radio

    religious radio

    On January 2, 1921, the first religious radio was broadcasted in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Britain takes over

    Britain takes over

    in January the British Empire has expanded his wings to cover a quarter of the world which means they own 1 of 4 people
  • first hockey broadcast

    first hockey broadcast

    Pete Parker calls the play-by-play of the first ice hockey game ever broadcast on the radio in its entirety, between the Regina Capitals and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League
  • British down

    British down

    The British submarine L-24 sinks in the English Channel; 43 lives are lost
  • women as governor???

    women as governor???

    Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor (Wyoming) in the United States. Twelve days later, Ma Ferguson becomes the first female governor of Texas
  • Rodolph Valentino

    Rodolph Valentino

    He was a great actor. He died very early at the age of 31 his death was caused by pleurisy which is a stomach illness. His death only raised his popularity and his large female following.
  • Harlem

    Harlem

    The Harlem Globetrotters play their first-ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois
  • DNA

    DNA

    British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA
  • solar eclipse

    solar eclipse

    On May 9, it was the first official total solar clips.
  • Mickey Mouse

    Mickey Mouse

    The Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance