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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
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religious radio
On January 2, 1921, the first religious radio was broadcasted in Pittsburgh, PA -
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
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
The British submarine L-24 sinks in the English Channel; 43 lives are lost -
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
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
The Harlem Globetrotters play their first-ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois -
DNA
British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA -
solar eclipse
On May 9, it was the first official total solar clips. -
Mickey Mouse
The Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance
