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Jazz Music
The birth of jazz is credited to African Americans, however, it was enjoyed by both blacks and whites. The music helped to generate a cultural shift across the country. It influeneced young people of the 1920s to rebel against the traditional culture. With the introduction of radios, jazz could be enjoyed at home, rather than at a jazz club. -
League of Nations
On January 10, 1920, the League of Nations formally came into view. President Woodrow Wilson had created it to bring peace about the world after seeing the effects of WW1. However, Wilson had a stroke, so Congress declined to ratify his treaties. The United States didn't join the League, but the League continued to exist. They mediated minor international disputes but were often disregarded by the major powers. They went on to be exposed as ineffectual and were later dissolved. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Batolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of murder in the first-degree on July 14, 1921. They were believed to have robbed the Slater and Morril Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts. As well as kill the paymaster that had worked for the shoe company. Both men were killed in an electric chair seven years later at Charlestown State Prison. -
First Major League Baseball Radio Broadcast
Major League baseball was broadcast for the first time by a Pittsburgh station called KDKA. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Philles, 8 - 5. It was broadcast by KDKA staff anouncer Harold Arlin. Arlin, with other broadcasters were not actually at the game. Instead, they recieved reports via telegraph wire. -
Insulin is Created for Human Use
The creators were Dr. Frederick Banting, George Best, John Macleod, and Bertram Collip. Banting and Best took fluid from healthy dogs pancreas cells that produced insulin, and injected them into dogs with diabetes to reverse its effects. The dogs remained healthy as long as they were injected. Collip purified the insulin so it could be used on humans. Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel prize for the discovery, but shared the prize money with Best and Collip. -
Ford Motor Company Advertisements
Ford ran a series of 16 dramatic advertisements. They were featured in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentlemen magazines. At this time Ford would have been promoting the Model T. However, ads were produced, aimed to convey the company's scale and philosophy. -
First Olympic Winter Games
The first olympic winter games were held at Mont Blanc in Chamonix and Haute-Savoie, France. They were held between January 25 - February 5, 1924. The games were organized by the French Olympic Committee. Events included; bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, Nordic skiing, and ski jumping. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes, a high school science teacher, is accused of teaching students evolution. It was seen as a misdemeanor punishable by fine, to teach any theory that denies the divine creation of man, as in the Bible. This went to trial with Scopes being fined $100, the minimum amount the law allowed. In 1927 the Tennessee Supreme Court overturned the Monkey Trial verdict on a technicality, but left the constitutional issues unresolved until 1968. -
Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic
Earhart was invited to become the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic. She was quoted as saying "the idea of just going as extra weight did not appeal to me at all", but accepted. Amelia took flight on the plane 'Friendship' with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. They were held up due to several weather delays, but eventually took flight. -
Stock Market Collapse
Black Tuesday (Oct 29) stock prices began to collapse completely and 16,410,030 shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. Stock tickers ran hours behind because the machinery could not handle the large volume of trading. America and the rest of the world spiraled into the Great Depression.
