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Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
world's first commercially licensed station -
Teapot Dome Scandal
bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
1st Miss American Pageant
activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend -
1st Winter Olympics Held
held in Chamonix, France -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
f. scott fitzgeralds third novel -
Scopes Monkey Trial
american legal case -
Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
record for the quickest transcontinental flight -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day