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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti's crimes incited Americans to fear anarchists and those who wanted o destroy the government. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsubrg
First commercial radio broadcast, to present the Harding-Cox presidential election. -
1st Miss American Pageant
designed to encourage visitors to Atlantic City, eight finalists from seven cities. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Cabinet member bribed into transferring ownership of oil fields under Teapot Dome during Warren G. Harding's presidency. -
1st Olympics Held
Originally called "The Interntional Winter Sports Week" and went on for `` days in France. -
The Great Gatsby published by f Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby represented the shift of the American mindset and defined the American dream that is so often referenced. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Biology teacher accused of ilegally teaching evolution to middle school students, Scopes guilty. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Flew Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris in 33 hours. -
The Jazz Singer debuts
1st movie with sound. Still mostly silent with prerecorded sound, changed future of film making. -
St Valentines Day Massacre
Six mobsters murdered in rivalry between Al Capone and Bugs Moran -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
Stock market and Wall street crashed, lost US billions of dollars, led to the great depression
