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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti was arrest for armed robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. Their arguments were disproven in court. Their trail also took place during the peak of the red scare. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
KDKA is a national radio station. The reason that KDKA went on air was because they wanted to expand their commercial operations. KDKA is still on air to this day. -
1st Miss American Pageant
Margaret Gorman was the winner of the 1st Miss American Pageant. Margaret Gorman was awarded a golden mermaid statue. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was about bribery money. This scandal involved ornery oil tycoons, poker-playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder-suicide, a womanizing president. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The first Winter Olympics was help in Chamonix, France. 16 countries gathered to complete in sports such as figure skating, speed skating, hockey, curling. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The reason that The Great Gatsby was written to show the American Dream and its attainability. F. Scott Fitzgerald showed his struggle in wealth, love and success through his character Jay Gatsby. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial all started in Dayton, TN and by a guy named John Thomas Scopes. John Thomas Scopes was a high school science teacher and he was accused of teaching evolution. Durning this time there was a law passed they can't teach anything that went against the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer was the 1st movie with sound. The Jazz Singer movie was significant because it was the end of the silent movie era. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindberg completed a solo, and nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The reason that is was significant because it changed the public's opinion of air travel. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
On Black Tuesday the stock market crashed and around 14 billion dollars were lost and it also wiped out thousands of investors. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was the mass murder of unarmed gang bootlegs members in Chicago. This happened because Al Capone wanted to eliminate his rivals in the illegal trades of bootlegging, gambling and prostitution.