1920s

Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

May 5, 1920

This is the arrest of two italian anarchists, and they were convicted of murder and robbery. This is important to the roaring twenties because a major crime is displayed and everyone knows about it for the first time.

KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

Nov 2, 1920

This was the first radio broadcast ever. It's important to the roaring 20s because it makes it an evolutionary time.

1st Miss American Pageant

Sep 8, 1921

This was an activity to attract people to a labor day celebration. Its important to the roaring twenties because it evolves into a worldly-known thing of beauty pageants, and it started in the twenties.

Teapot Dome Scandal

Apr 15, 1922

This was a bribery scandal of the administration of the United States president of that time, Warren G. Harding. This was important to the roaring twenties because it had to do with that time's president and a major scandal involving him and this altered a way of life for many people.

1st Winter Olympics Held

Jan 25, 1924

This was a short-mini sports event held in France.

The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Apr 10, 1925

This was the publishing of a classic: The Great Gatsby. It is important to the roaring twenties because it is set in jazz times on long island and represents the twenties to us now.

Scopes Monkey Trial

Jul 21, 1925

This was the case of a high school science teacher accused of teaching about evolution against a law. This is important to the roaring twenties and the other time periods because it is the first trouble with evoltun and it turns into something that is taught in classrooms everywhere.

Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

May 21, 1927

This was the first non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to France. It is important to the roaring twenties because it most likely inspired others to do this and go beyond.

The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

Dec 30, 1927

This was the first movie with sound ever, and is evidently important to the roaring twenties because it makes the twenties stand out as a revolutionary time of major new developments such as this.

St. Valentine's Massacre

Feb 14, 1929

This is the murder of seven people of Chicago's North Side Gang, this is important to the roaring twenties because it represents the rise in crime and gang activity as a result of the many debates like prohibition happening at that time.

Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

Oct 29, 1929

This is when wall street investors traded sixteen million shares on the new York Stock Exchange just in a day. This is important to the roaring twenties because it is the end of all of that happiness, and the beginning of a decade much worse, and just the opposite of happy.