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Palmer Red Raids
The Palmer Red Raids were raids conducted the the U.S Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 as an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists and communists. The Raids were fueled by “social unrest” caused by World War 1. These Raids were led by the Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment allowed woman suffrage, or the ability for women to vote. This even is major in the advancement of equality in the United States. This allows for more of a different voting ballot in the voting races. -
Sacco and Venzetti Trial Begins
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian-born American anarchists who were convicted of murdering two people during the April 15, 1920 armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company. On July 14, 1921, the jury convicted Sacco and Vanzetti of first-degree murder and they were sentenced to death by the trial judge. They were executed in the electric chair seven years later. -
The First World Series Broadcast on Radio
October 5, 1921, the World Series featuring National League Champs New York Giants versus the American League Champs New York Yankees was broadcast via radio for the first time ever. The game was held at the New York Polo Grounds IV, the game was won by the Yankees who later lost the series 5 games to 3 to the Giants. In 1921 technology was not that advanced so the game was only able to be heard over 3 stations. -
German Reparations
The Germans had lost World War I which cause them to be flooded in reparations, which mean they had to pay lots and lots of money. Reparations payments imposed by Treaty of Versailles, suffers hyperinflation. One American dollar is now worth 7,000 German marks. The Germans had to pay around 132 Billion Gold German Marks which is around $33 billion. -
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford, an American captain of industry, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. In 1924 the market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The “Scopes Monkey Trial”, was an American legal case in July 1925 in which a substitute high school teacher, John T. Scopes was accused of violating “Tennessee's Butler Act”, which had made it illegal to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. Scopes was unsure if he had ever even taught human evolution, but he purposely turned himself in so that the case could have a defendant. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, but the verdict was overturned. -
The Klansman March
In 1925 the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. The march brought 25,000 members in full KKK robes to the city. Demonstrating at the height of their power. -
Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
The "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre," the single bloodiest incident in a decade-long turf war between rival Chicago mobsters fighting to control the lucrative bootlegging trade, members of Al Capone's gang murder six followers of a rival mob. -
Stock Market Collapse
During the 1920s, the U.S. stock market underwent rapid expansion, reaching its peak in August 1929. Stock prices began to decline in September and early October 1929, and on October 18 the fall began. Finally, the American stock market collapses, signaling the coming of the Great Depression.
