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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
they were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
the KDKA was a radio station that aired in the 1920s and it was the only way to know what was going on in the world -
1st Miss America Pageant
inter city beauty contest -
Teapot Dome Scandal
the name comes from an oil reserve near teapot rock Wyoming -
1st Winter Olympics Held
the Chamonix Games were the first occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
the American Dream is illusory -
Scopes Monkey Trial
to challenge the butler act, which made the teaching of the theory of evolution illegal in Tennessee schools. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindberg was the first person to fly across the Atlantic by himself -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
the jazz singer is widely believed to be the first sound film -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
seven men were murdered at then garage at 2122 north clark street. in licoln park. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
it was marked by a sharp fall in the stock market