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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
The two men were sentenced to death on April 9, 1927, after being arrested for the murder of Frederick Parmenter, and security guard Alessandro Berardelli they shot to death and robbed of over $15,000 in cash. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
Frank Conrad was the engineer who put KDKA on air, they went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station. -
1st Miss American Pageant
Atlantic City was home to the first Miss America Pageant in 1921 which included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. Sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman from Washington, DC won the first competition. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
John Kendrick introduced a resolution that set in motion one of the most significant investigations in Senate history. This was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
1st Winter Olympics Held
American Charles Jewtraw became the first Winter Games champion by winning the 500m speed skating event held in Chamonix France. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This book tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman he loved in his youth. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
journalist H. L. Mencken applied to the 1925 prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against high school teacher John T. Scopes for violating the state's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
After traveling more than 3,600 miles in 33.5 hours, Lindbergh landed safely in Paris,100,000 people swarmed around the plane, hoisting the pilot on their shoulders and cheering his achievement. The papers called him the "Lone Eagle" -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
This was the first film with synchronized music and vocal track to truly capture the public imagination, ushering in the sound revolution. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day. The victims included members Adam Heyer, Frank Gusenberg, Pete Gusenberg, John May, Al Weinshank, and James Clark, as well as a visitor, Dr. Reinhardt H. Schwimmer. The St. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
The U.S. stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday. This began a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, there were many causes of the 1929 stock market crash, some of which included overinflated shares, growing bank loans, agricultural overproduction, panic selling, etc.