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World Series first radio broadcast
The World Series was broadcasted on the radio where the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in game 3 -
Yankee Stadium was built
"The House that Ruth Built", was constructed in the Bronx, New York -
President Warren G. Harding Dies
Harding dies of stroke in San Fansisco hotel room, Vice President Calvin Coolidge takes over presidency -
Ford Motor Company
The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exedes $1 Billion -
Scopes Violates Ban
Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the teaching of Darwin. -
Klansman March
Forty thousand Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filling Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Charlie Chaplin in Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin's popular silent comedy The Gold Rush premieres before enthusiastic audiences. -
Mae West Obscene
Risqué entertainer Mae West is found guilty of obscenity by a New York court and sentenced to ten days in jail. -
Spirit of Saint Louis
Aviator Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo transatlantic flight, landing his "Spirit of Saint Louis" in Paris 33 hours after departing from New York. Lindbergh becomes a national hero.