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Time Magazine First Published
The Time newspaper was at first geared more towards men al complety about politics and world news. -
18th Amendment Passed
This amendment banned the consumption of alcohol. once the amendment was passed the sale of liquor did not stop and was unwittingly turned over to bootleggers and gansters. -
US Opts Not to Join the League of Nations
the League of nataion was formed after the treaty of paris in the hope that other propblems could be solved without war. -
Alcapone is an active bootlegger
a bootlegger is a person who smuggles alcohol. Al Capone was later arrested and sent to prison but the charge wasn't being a major chrime boss. the crime that sent Al Capone was tax evaison. -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote no matter their race or social class. -
2nd Aug, 1923 Calvin Coolidge Elected
Coolidge was the vice president under president Harding's term. Once Harding died it was left to Coolidge to fist the term. -
Langston Hughes Published The Weary Blues
Originally the Weary Blues was a poem that was later compased into a book of poems. Both the poem and the boam of poems helped shape the formation of jazz and the Harlem Renassiance. -
1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald placed the setting of the book in the 1920's. in the book the charaters experiance the trials of what a real person in the 1920's would experiance. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
the trial was over wheather or not it is okay to teach evolution in school. a teacher was caught and prosecuted for teacheing the thoery of evolution. -
18th Dec, 1925 Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance
Alain Locke compiled works from african american authors into one book. The book was what sparked the Harlem Renassiance into action. -
20th May, 1927 Charles Lindbergh Solo Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to make a non stop flight across the atlantic alone. -
30th Sep, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns in one season
the Homerun Record was broken in 1927 when Babe Ruth made 60 home runs in one season . -
The “Talkie” Movie The Jazz Singer is released
the first talking movie ever is produced in 1927 by the warner brothers. -
Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club
cotton clubs were clubs that hired jazz artists to play for all white crowds. After this gig Ellington became very well known. -
15th Aug, 1928 KKK Marches on Washington
The KKK believed in White supremity. bone way they showed this belief is by killing african americans. -
US Signs the Kellog-Briand Pact
This was another attempt to keep peace between counties and was also signed in Paris. -
The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Steamboat Willie” Premiers
MIckey pass was started in the 1920"s them became very well known after this clip. -
4th Mar, 1929 Herbert Hoover Elected
Hoover ran for presidentcy in 1992. he won becasue his policies. -
18th Oct, 1929 Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
Every stock in the tock exchange lost major vaule. some people lost all of their money . -
Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Transatlantic Flight
Earheart was the first women to fly for so lond by herself. Anelia is one of the greatest female heros in history.
