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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcas -
1st Miss American Pageant
Atlantic City was home to the first Miss America Pageant in 1921 which included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. Sixteen year-old Margaret Gorman from Washington, DC -
1st Winter Olympics Held
In Chamonix, Scandinavians dominated the speed rinks and slopes, and Norway won the unofficial team competition with 17 medals -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is an American classic following Jay Gatsby's quest to win back his long-lost love by faking a successful life, -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history,