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1920-1933
prohibition gives rise to the illegal production and sale of alcohol, also known as the bootlegging and the rise of speakeasies, secret underground bars that receive alcohol -
1920
Prohibition Begins- the 18th Amendment, banning the production of dale of alcohol -
1922
Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act- The US government enacts a new tariff law to protect American businesses, but this leads to the retaliation from other countries and contributes to the economic downturn of the late 1920s -
1923
Time Magazine is founded- The first issue of Time Magazine is published in March, becoming an influential media outlet in the 1920s and beyond that time -
1925
Scopes Trial- A high profile trial in Tennessee challenges the teaching of evolution in public schools, highlighting the divide between science and religion in American society -
1927
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to ply non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, boosting American morale and advancing aviation technology -
1927
Two Italian immigrants are executed for a robbery and murder in Massachusetts sparking protests and controversy over the fairness of the trial -
1929
The U.S. stock market crashes on Oct. 29th leading into the Great Depression -
1929
A gangland massacre in Chicago highlights the ongoing violence and corruption associated with the illegal alcohol trade during prohibition -
1933
21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition and allowing for the legal production and sale of alcohol once again