1920s timeline

1920s Timeline

By KarleeJade

  • kdka goes on the air from pittsburgh

    kdka goes on the air from pittsburgh
    KDKA was the first radio station to air it first aired on November 2 1920

  • 1st winter olympics held

    1st winter olympics held
    The first Winter Games were held in Chamonix (France), in 1924. Initially called the “International Winter Sports Week”, this event was renamed the “1st Olympic Winter Games” only in 1926 at the IOC Session in Lisbon.

  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
    A busy schedule and an active mind kept the aviator up all of the previous night. Still, Lindbergh managed to stay conscious enough to keep the plane from crashing and landed at Le Bourget Aerodrome 33 hours and 30 minutes after leaving New York. Live through Lindbergh's historic flight with this interactive map.