1920s Timeline

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
    The case of Sacco and Vanzetti drew international attention and is still debated today two employees of a shoe factory were shot and killed in South Braintree
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh, he success of the KDKA broadcast and of the musical programs that were initiated after that motivated others to install
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

     Teapot Dome Scandal
    The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding f
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant
    an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held
    the Winter Olympics is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The novel was published as The Great Gatsby on April 10, 1925. Fitzgerald believed the book's final title to be merely acceptable and often expressed his ambivalence with the name.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against high school teacher John T. Scopes for violating the state's Butler Act.
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
    Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, and France.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
    was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. It marked the ascendancy and the end of the silent-film era
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    n members and associates of George Bugs
    Moran's bootlegging gang was lined up against a wall and shot dead inside the garage at 2122 North Clark Street.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
    the United States stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday