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KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
first commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, which went on the air in the evening with a broadcast of the returns of the Harding Cox presidential election. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
In 1921, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, both Italian-Americans, were convicted of robbery and murder. the arguments brought against them were mostly not approves in court, the fact that the two men were known radicals and prejudiced the judge and jury against them -
1st Miss American Pageant
Margaret Gorman, winner of the 1921 “Inter-City Beauty” contest and the first Miss America. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
the first Winter Olympics took off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps. people gathered around and were thrilled by the ski jump and bobsled as well as 12 other events involving a total of six sports. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Set in Jazz Age New York, the novel tells the tragic story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
the mixture of religion, science and the public schools caught fire in Dayton, Tenn. The Scopes trial or "Monkey Trial," as it was called dominated headlines across the country -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer, the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
there was a murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North side gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park garage on the morning of that feast day, -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
Stock prices began to decline in September and early October 1929, and on October 18 the fall began. Black Tuesday, in which stock prices collapsed completely and 16,410,030 shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day.