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Prohibition
Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale, import, export, or manufacture of alcoholic beverages. It was knows as the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment says no citizen shall be denied the right to vote based on sex. This means, both women and men are able to vote now. -
KDKA
KDKA is a radio station in Pittsburgh. It is the worlds first commercial radio station. -
Emergency Quota Act
The Emergency Quota act restricted immigration to the United States. It was also sometimes called the Immigration Restriction Act, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act. -
Boll Weevil
The Boll Weevil is a beetle that infested cotton buds, and flowers in the 1920's. The beetles migrated from Mexico, and became a pest, and ruined all cotton crops by the 1920's. Since 1978, there is now the Boll Weevil Eradication Program. -
Stock Market Rise
Americans began to buy stock because it seemed as a venture to those that were smart. Some people saw this as a way to get rich fast. -
National Origins Act
U.S. Federal Law that limited the number of immigrants that moved to America. It took the place of the Emergency Quota Act. -
Ku Klux Klan
Over 60,000 members marched to the White House. They did this, to show their increasing number of members. -
Scopes Trial
Legan case in which a high school substitute teacher was accused of violating Tennesee's Butler Act, which made if against the law to teach about evolution. The accusation was staged to attract attention to the town of Dayton, Tennesee. -
"The Weary Blues"
Poem written by Langston Hughes. First published in Urban League magazine, awarded best powm of the year by the magazine. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic Ocean. The journey was a total of 3,500 miles to Paris. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Neither men had criminal records, and claimed false statements toward the accusation that they shot and killed a paymaster for a shoe company. On August 23, 1927 the two were electrocuted. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Herbert Hoover was elected 36th President of the United States. He was elected at the age of 53 as the Republican candidate.
