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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti were two immigrants who were arrested for armed robbery with little to no evidence. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
The first commercially licensed station in Pittsburgh on the 2nd of November 1920. -
1st Miss American Pageant
The 1st Miss American Pageant was in September of 1921, the winner of which was Margaret Gorman -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was the watergate of the 1920's. The President sold off the navy's oil field. -
1st Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France in 1924 -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby was published on April 10th, 1925, and was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial was a trial about teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee -
Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic
On May 5th, 1927 Charles Lindbergh was the first person to complete a nonstop transatlantic flight. -
The Jazz Singer debuts
On October 6th, 1927, the first movie to have sound was released -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven unarmed gangsters by Al Capone's men -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash) was the day that the Stock Market crashed leading the country into the great depression.