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KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
This was just the sort of thing Westinghouse had in mind, and it asked Conrad to help set up a regular transmitting station in Pittsburgh. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with the crime of murder on May 5, 1920, and indicted four months later on September 14 -
1st Miss American Pageant
The first pageant was held September 7-8, 1921, and eight finalists from cities in the Northeast competed for the title, which would later be known as Miss America. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1922 -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Chamonix 1924, was a winter multi-sport event that was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby, third novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes trial, formally The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925 -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
On Oct. 6, 1927, The Jazz Singer had its premiere in New York City. Today, the Warner Brothers movie is often referred to as the first “talkie,” or motion picture with sound. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929 -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday. This began a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a 10-year economic slump that affected all industrialized countries in the world