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US Opts Not to Join the League of Nations
US decided not to join the League of Nations because they wanted to stay out of European conflicts. -
18th Amendment Passed
Alcohol was put in prohibition, there was to be no production or sale of it. -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th amendment states that every citizen has the right to vote, no matter race or sex. -
Time Magazine First Published
Time started as an organized, easy source for the men that were busy in America to be informed of current events. -
Calvin Coolidge Elected
Calvin Coolidge succeeds Warren G. Harding who died of a heart attack, After finishing that term, he ran for presidency again and won another term. -
Locke publishes The New Negro sparking the Harlem Renaissance
With the publication of The New Negro, many African-Americans became inspired and this was the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, This brought light to Afircan-American artist of all types. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald Published The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby made "The American Dream" more profound. It highlighted that it was possible to achieve wealth by yourself. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes was teaching the theory of evolution to his students. This was illegal in Tennessee. He lost the trial but this made Americans think about the way the schools were teaching their students. -
KKK Marches on Washington
Over 60,000 members of the KKK marched on Washingotn in attempt to get more supporters to get laws that would effect the minorites negatively. -
Langston Hughes Published The Weary Blues
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Charles Lindbergh SoloTransatlantic Flight
From Long Island in New York to Paris, France, Lindbergh also became instant celebrity by being the first ever to fly across the Atlantic solo. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in a single season
Bring known for his baseball skills, Babe Ruth became an instant celebrity throughout America after hitting so many home runs. -
The “Talkie” Movie The Jazz Singer is released
This sound movie made the Warner Brothers popular. -
Duke Ellington played at The Cotton Club
Until June 30th, 1930, Ellington performed his Jazz musuc at The Cotton Club and made it very popular. -
Al Capone is an active bootlegger
Since the 18th amendment prohibited the production and selling of alcohol, bootleggers arose and Capone became the well known because of this. -
US Signs the Kellogg-Briand Pact
The US along with many other nations came to Paris, France to sign a pact that would say they would not go into war to prevent another World War. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Hoover beat Alan Smith to win president because of his use of the radio to reach out to more people in America. -
The First Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Steamboat Willie” Premiers
This was the first animated series of moving picture and sound. -
Black Market Stock Market Crash
Because of stocks losing their value, investors rapidly began to cash in there stocks. This quickly put many in debt and America in a depression. -
Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly SoloTransatlantic Flight
In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman passenger to fly over the trans-Atlantic on a plane. Then in 1932, she became the first woman to fly, solo and successfully, over Transatlantic.
