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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
They were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
They became the world's first commercially licensed station. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A political corruption scandal that included President Warren G. Harding. -
1st Miss American Pageant
The Very first pageant was held in Atlantic City. The winner was Margaret Gorman. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
They were organized by the French Olympic Committee. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The book was officially published. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
H.L. Menckcen applied it to the 1925 persecution of a criminal action. -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
He landed in Paris, and that made him the first person ever to solo a nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The American musical film was released. The first movie with dialogue. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
It was the murder of 7 members of Chicago's North Side Gang on Valentine's Day. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
It was a major American stock market crash.