1920s important events, discoveries, and achievements

First Affordable Car

Oct 1, 1908

Henry Ford was the first person to make affordable cars to average Americans. It costed around 824$-850$.

KKK

1915

It was a secret violent fraternal society. It was made to maintain white Protestant cultural and political power.

Great Migration

1916

This was a relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from South states to Northern states. It happened in two waves.

Jazz music

1918

During the 1920s Jax’s music and Jax bands gained nationwide popularity. It influenced the society in all kinds of different ways.

Harlem Renaissance

1918

It was the revival of African American culture, music, art, fashion, and dance, etc. They wanted racial equality.

Palmer raids

Oct 7, 1919

These were a series of raids that happened during the first red scare. They raids were targeted towards Italian immigrants and Jewish immigrants.

19th Amendment - Women's suffrage

Aug 18, 1920

This new amendment also prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. Allows women to vote. It started a women’s movement.

Quota Act

May 21, 1921

This established the nations first numeral limits on the number of immigrants who could enter the US.

National Origins Act

May 26, 1924

Made a set of limits designed to keep out undesirable ethnic groups and to maintains Americas character.

Scopes Trial

Jul 25, 1925

A school teacher by the name of John scopes was charged with violating state laws by teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Route 66

1926

This was the foundation for chain stores in the 1920s. It made getting from Chicago to Los Angeles much faster.

First Transatlantic Flight

May 21, 1927

Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight

Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic

Jun 17, 1928

She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Although she wasn’t the pilot but a passenger she later flew by herself in 1932.

St. Valentines Day Massacre

Feb 14, 1929

7 members of the bootlegging gang were lined up against s wall and shot. This lead to the down fall of Capone and Moran.

Black Thursday

Oct 24, 1929

Black Thursday began the Wall Street crash of 1929. Black Thursday started s stock market crash. Investors suffered 5 billion in loses.

Wall Street crash

Oct 25, 1929

This was a major stock market crash. It was caused by an unsustainable amount of share prices. There was around 16 million shares in one single day.

Babe Ruths record

Apr 8, 1974

Ruth hit more home runs than a whole team made in 12 seasons. He was an attraction and people from all over would come to watch him.