The 1920s 1 1

1920s

By a.kika.szabo

  • Cigarette tax

    Iowa becomes the first state to impose a cigarette tax on April 11th.
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    1920s

  • Discovery of Insulin

    Discovery of Insulin
    In 1922 the insulin was tested on Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old boy. The results were spectacular.

  • Rosewood Massacre

    Rosewood Massacre
    Rosewood, Fla Massacre, the town is burnt to the ground by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

  • The Indian Citizenship Act

    The Indian Citizenship Act
    The Indian Citizenship Act passed on June 2nd which confers citizenship on all Native Americans born within the United States.

  • Child Labor Laws

    Child Labor Laws
    New Child Labor Laws are condemned over concerns of child idleness

  • Great Miami Hurricane

    Miami Hurricane (or Great Miami Hurricane or the Big Blow) was an intense hurricane that devastated Miami, Florida in 1926.

  • The Great Mississppi Flood

    The Great Mississppi Flood
    The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 affects 700,000 people in the greatest national disaster in US history.

  • First Mickey Mouse

    The cartoon star Mickey Mouse appears on November 18th in Steamboat Willie, an animated 1928 short film produced by Walt Disney.

  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre on February 14th. Seven gangsters rivaling Al Capone are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.