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KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
This was just the sort of thing Westinghouse had in mind, and it asked Conrad to help set up a regular transmitting station in Pittsburgh. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from -
1st Miss American Pageant
What has become known as the first Miss America pageant was, at its start in 1921, an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Chamonix 1924, was a winter multi-sport event held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
He wanted to challenge a Tennessee law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across 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. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
On October 29, 1929, "Black Tuesday" hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Around $14 billion of stock value was lost, wiping out thousands of investors.