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Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids begin, launching a period of intense government persecution of radical political dissidents in response to the postwar Red Scare sweeping the nation. -
Garvey Confrence
Charismatic Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant, convenes the first International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World in New York's Madison Square Garden. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
The Sacco-Vanzetti trial begins. Immigrant Italian radicals Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will eventually be convicted of murder and executed. -
President Harding Dies
President Warren G. Harding dies of stroke in a San Francisco hotel room. Vice President Calvin Coolidge ascends to presidency. -
Scopes Violates Ban on Teaching Evolution
Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the teaching of Darwin. The ensuing "Scopes Monkey Trial," pitting defense attorney Clarence Darrow against three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan in a proxy debate of modernity versus fundamentalism, captivates the nation. Scopes is eventually found guilty. -
Ku Klux Klan March
40,000 Ku Klux Klansmen march with their white-hooded family, filling Pennsylvania Avenue. -
The General Premieres
Buster Keaton's comedy classic The General, considered by many to be the greatest silent film ever made, premieres. -
First Solo Transatlantic Flight
Aviator Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight, landing his Spirit of Saint Louis in Paris 33 hours after departing from New York. Lindbergh becomes a national hero. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed
Italian immigrant radicals Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed by the electric chair. There was not enough evidence to overturn and accept the appeal. -
Babe Ruth's 60th Homerun
Babe Ruth hits his 60th dinger of the season off of Tom Zachary. It was a 2-1 count and he smashed the ball into the crowd. He held that record for many years. -
Hoover Elected as President
Herbert Hoover, running on a slogan of "A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage," is elected to the presidency, crushing Catholic Democrat Al Smith to maintain Republican dominance of the Oval Office. -
Birth of Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney introduces a new animated character, Mickey Mouse for his series, Steamboat Willie
