1920's timeline

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti 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
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
    KDKA went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station on November 2, 1920.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal
    The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving President Harding.
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    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.
  • 1st winter olympic held

    1st winter olympic held
    The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The Great Gatsby, novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
    Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case. in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
    The Jazz Singer, an American musical film, released in 1927.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
    The stock market crashed due to buying stock on margin and America lost about 14 billion dollars.