1920s Timeline

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
    Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree.
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
    KDKA went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

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

    1st Miss American Pageant
    Atlantic City was home to the first Miss America Pageant in 1921 which included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. Sixteen year-old Margaret Gorman.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held
    Winter Games and commonly known as chamonix 1924, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix France.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Set in Jazz Age New York it tells the story of Jay Gatsby.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    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.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
    The Jazz Singer, American musical film released in 1927 that was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue.
  • 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, France.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    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 on Saint Valentine's Day 1929.
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
    The Wall Street Crash of 1929 also known as the Great Crash, Crash of 29 or Black Tuesday, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in late 1929.