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Teapot Dome Scandal - 1921-1924
The Teapot Dome Scandal was an American political outrage in the early 1920s. It included an unspoken leasing of federal oil reserves at Elk Hills and other places, by Albert Bacon Fall—U.S. Pres. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder - 1920
The arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti, being charged with armed robbery, and murder at Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh - 1920
On November 2, 1920, station KDKA became the first commercial broadcast of the nation. They wanted this date because of election day, also because at the time people would listen to the results. -
1st Miss America Pageant - 1921
Margaret Gorman was the winner and received a statue of a golden murmured. This was an activity made to get tourists to stretch their Labor Day weekend. -
1st Winter Olympics Held - 1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics also known as Chamonix 1924. The first Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1925
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by Scott Fitzgerald. The novel represents narrator Nick Carraway's talking to Jay Gatsby. A suspicious millionaire with an addiction to find his lover, Daisy Buchanan. -
Scopes Monkey Trial - 1925
The Scopes trial also as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, Was an cases from July 10 to July 21, 1925. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound) - 1927
The Jazz Singer, an American singer-film opened to the public in 1927. marked as the domination of talkies and ending of silent-film era. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre - 1929
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the death of seven members and associates on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. These men were at a lencen park in the morning. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash) - 1929
Black Tuesday was an important stock market crash. It started with a decline in share prices on the New York Stock Exchange.