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Eighteenth amendment ratified.
The eighteenth amendment was pushed through by prohibitionists. It banned the production, purchasing, and consumption of any sort of alcohol. -
Attourney General Palmer's house bombed
Attourney General's house was bombed after the Bolshevik revolution and in response he got the permission to launch the Palmer Raids. (1920-21) -
Esch-Cummins act
This federal act returned railroads into private hands after World War I. -
Nineteenth amendment ratified
The Nineneenth amendment, which granted women a right to vote, -
The first radio news broadcast is made
The first radios were used mainly for government and military purposes, but on this day in history station 8MK began the first news radio broadcast by station 8MK. -
Warren Harding takes presidency
President Warren Harding ran on the platform of returning to "Normalcy." His policies included conservatism, isolationism, and nationalism. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
This tariff was one of Harding's attempts to "return to normalcy." it raised tariffs to protect American factories and agriculture. -
Teapot Dome scandal
The teapot dome scandal was the most infamous scandal of its time. Blamed on Harding because it happened under his nose. One of the cabinet members under Harding loaned out federal land because of a bribe, and became rich because of it. this sudden wealth made people grow suspicious of him, and he was arrested. -
Warren harding dies, Coolidge takes presidency.
Warren Harding underwent a trip to alaska to help explain his policies. Upon coming back, he came down with what was believed to be severe food poisoning and died. he was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. -
national origins Immigration act passed
the National Origins immigration act restricted European immigration to a quota for a first time to 150,000. Certain countries weren't restricted by this. -
the Golden Age of Radio begins.
This was the point in time that radio boomed. Every family had a radio, and radio enjoyed an immense popularity until replaced by the television in the 1950s. -
John Scopes charged
John Scopes was charged of teaching evolution in his classrom, resulting in the famous scopes monkey trial. -
NBC founded as first national broadcast system
NBC was founded by the radio corperation of America in this time, and was the first official national radio station. -
Sacco and Vanzetti executed
Sacco and Vanzetti, two italian anarchists, were arrested as a result of the red scare and were executed with controversial trials, their innosence or guilt is still not known. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first flight across the atlantic.
Charles Lindbergh made his trans-atlantic flight solo over the atlantic from the 20-21. he took off from Long Island to Paris. -
The Jazz Singer is produced
The Jazz singer was the first talking movie, and was a huge success for the movie industry. -
Steamboat Willie released
Steamboat willie was the first cartoon featuring Micky Mouse and the first cartoon with sound and was featured before Plane Crazy and the Gallopin' Gaucho. -
Herbert Hoover becomes president
After running an election against Al Smith of the Democratic party, Hoover became president by a large margin. However, Smith won all twelve of the country's largest cities, -
St. Valentine's day massacre
On this day, the gangs of Al Capone's south side Italian gang and Bugs Moran's north side Irish gang fought it out. As a result, seven innocents died. -
Stock market crashes
The most devastating shock ever to hit the US market occured in October of 1929. Panicked investors began to sell their stocks at rapid rates, triggering the 12 year great depression.
