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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 went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station. -
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
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
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
Published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Set in Jazz Age New York it tells the story of Jay Gatsby. -
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, 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 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
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)
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.