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Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. On the day of April 15, 1920, Frederick Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli were shot to death and robbed for over 15,000. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
They transformed radio broadcasting from a private tool into a public art form. KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast. He decided to go on the air from Pittsburgh in order to expand its commercial operations in the radio industry. -
1st Miss American Pageant
The 1st Miss America Pageant was an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend. The pageant included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. The winner of this event was sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman from Washington, DC. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The International Olympic Committee decided that the 1st Winter Olympics should be held in Chamonix, France. The name 1st Winter Olympics can also be known as Chamonix 1924. There were 6 sports that were played during this event such as ski jump, bobsled, curling, ice hockey, skiing, and skating. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel. This novel is by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel is Set in Jazz Age New York. The novel is about a guy named Jay Gatsby, and his quest to win back someone he loved. He did this by faking a really successful life. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes trial, formally The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes. This trail was from from July 10 to July 21, 1925. John Thomas Scopes was a high school teacher, and he was accused of violating Tennessee's Bulter Act. This act made it illegal for teachers to teach human evolution. He was found guilty and was fined $100, or $1,700 in 2023. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh was the first to make a non-stop transatlantic flight alone. He only flew 10 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, and he struggled with drowsiness and staying awake. The flight took 33 hours and 30 minutes. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. The film was written by and starring Jewish Americans, so it focused on Jewish-American culture as well as American jazz. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre can also be known as the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. They were gathered at a Lincoln Park in Chicago. The North Side Gang hijacked expensive whisky and it was illegally smuggled by Capone's gang from Canada via the Detroit River. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
The Stock Market Crash included mass bankruptcies and unemployment, and dramatic declines in production and money supply. millions of people invested their savings or borrowed money to buy stocks, pushing prices to unsustainable levels.