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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. Even though there was terrible supporting evidence to say that they actually did it. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
KDKA was the very first radio station to ever go on air. And was broadcasting the election results at the time -
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 the first home to the first Miss America Pageant. And it included representatives from 7 cities and Atlantic City. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
The Olympic Winter Games or commonly known as Chamonix 1924. They were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This was a book published in the Jazz Age New York. It talks about Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
This was a trail between the state of Tennessee and John Thomas Scopes. Over if it was okay to teach children about evolution in school or if it went aginst the bible. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven Gang members. And happened on Saint Valentine's Day. -
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. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer an American musical film was released in 1927. And was the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue. Which marked the ascendancy of “talkies” and the end of the silent-film era. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
During Black Tuesday around 16 million shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This caused Investors to lose billions of dollars as millions of shares plummeted.