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19th amendment was ratified
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Women worked very hard for their right to vote. The had many marches and protests until finally the government gave them their right. -
First commercial radio broadcast
KDKA out of Pittsburgh launched the first commercial radio broadcast.The broadcast came from a shack on top of a building in east Pittsburgh. About 1,000 people listened to the broadcast that was about Harding winning the election -
Sacco & Vanzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were being prosecuted for murder. The trail was not very fair because the men were Italian and at the time Italians were discriminated against. They were found guilty and sentenced to death even though there was little evidence proving them guilty. -
Opening of yakee staduim
The stadium took only 284 days to complete. The capacity was 56,937 people. One of the most known things about this stadium was the depth of the center field fence from home plate. This was called "death valley" because the fence was 490 feet from home plate. -
Immigration Restrictions
Limits were placed on the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S from other countries. The numbers varied by race and ethnicity. A lot of people weren't happy because they believed the limits were targeted at different races. -
KKK March
40,000 Klansmen marched on Washington. The march was them standing up for their belief of white supremacy. The members marched through Pennsylvania avenue. The following day they had a march in Virginia. -
Lindbergh's flight
Charles Lindbergh was an aviator that flew his plane, "The spirit of St Louis" from New York to Paris. There was a $25,000 prize for the first person to complete the flight. He became a legend all over the world, but it wasn't always a good thing -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was the right fielder for the New York Yankee's. When he hit his 60th home run it set a new record that lasted for 34 years. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
Al Capone's gang murdered men of Bug's Moran's gang. To do this they dressed as policemen. Nobody was ever fully linked to the murders because Capone said he was at his home in Florida at the time. -
Stock Market crash
October 29 is known as black Tuesday. 16 million shares were sold and stock prices fell to nothing. Banks closed from lack of money, so people weren't getting any of their money back. This was the beginning of the great depression.
