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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth had a big impact on the 1920's. He was a professional baseball player. He was a role model for any sport-type of person in the 1920's. He is the greatest player of the century. In 1920, he went and played for the New York Yankees and set one of many records, of hitting 60 homeruns. That stood unbroken for around 35 years. -
Betty Boop
Betty Boop is a really famous cartoon character. She is a prime example of the way they wanted to portray flappers in the roaring 1920's. She was dressed like a flapper, wore a bunch of makeup, and was dressed in short skirts and low-cut shirts. She was created by Grim Natwick. -
Women's voting
The 19th amendent is ratified to the Constitution on this day. This amendment gave women the right to vote. Many women were sick of not having any rights in the world. They chose to fight against the men and got what they so truly deserved! -
Immigrant law
The Emergency Quota Act was passed in 1921. This act had to do with immigrants., It was passed to restrict immigrantion from Southern and Eastern Europe. They didn't want a lot coming to the United States. -
Winter Olympics
the very first Winter Olympics was held in France in 1924. To be exact, it was held in Chamonix, France. There has been 22 Winter Olympic Games since. -
Flight
The first around-the-world flight was completed. It was completed by the United States Army. It took 175 days to complete. -
Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act grants citizenship on all Native Americans born in the U.S. It was established on June 2, 1924. Many people back then couldn't be a legal citizenship unless they were more than one-half or less of Indian blood in them. -
Macy's Thanksgiving parade
The first Macy's Thanksgiving parade happened in 1924. It has been going on ever since. So, it has been a thing every year for the past 92 years. -
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel. She did this on August 6th of 1926. -
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was a very famous magician. He still is such an icon in the world. He won't be forgotten. He died of a burst appendix in 1926. -
Al Capone
Al Capone was one of the best gangsters ever. He is known as Scarface, too. He has killed so many people. One of his most legendary crimes was one in 1929. It was on St. Valentine's Day, so they called it after the fact, St. Valentine's Day Massacre. It was such a smart and elaborate plan for killing. -
Oscars
The first Academy Awards was held in 1929. They are also known as the Oscars. We still have the Oscars every year. The Academy Awards recongize the achievements in the film industry. -
Stock Market
The Stock Market is a big thing in the world. When it crashed on October 28 and October 29 of 1929, the U.S. didn't know what to do. That is when the Great Depression started. There was no money, so it put an end to all those good things going on.
