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Red Scare/ Lenin and the Communist State
In April 1919, police authorities discovered a plot for mailing 36 bombs to prominent members of the U.S. political and economic establishment: J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, U.S. Attorney General Alexander Mitchell Palmer, and immigration officials. On June 2, 1919, in eight cities, eight bombs simultaneously exploded at the same hour. -
Volstead Act
An Act to prohibit intoxicating beverages, and to regulate the manufacture, production, use, and sale of high-proof spirits for other than beverage purposes, and to insure an ample supply of alcohol and promote its use in scientific research and in the development of fuel, dye, and other lawful industries -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport left-wing radicals, especially anarchists, from the United States. The raids and arrests occurred in November 1919 and January 1920 under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. It was ratified on January 16, 1919 and repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. In the over 200 years of the U.S. Constitution, the 18th Amendment remains the only Amendment to ever have been repealed. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
In May 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and charged with robbery and murcer of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintee, Massachusetts. Wittnesses had said the criminals apeared to be Italians. The acused asserted their innocence and provided alibis; the evidence against them was circumstantial; and the presiding judge made prejudical remarks. Nevertheless, the jury still found them guilty and sentenced them to death. -
19th Amendment Ratified
On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee General Assembly, by a one-vote margin, became the thirty-sixth state legislature to ratify the proposed amendment, making it the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified the amendment's adoption. -
Scopes Trial (The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes)
Here, from July 10 to 21, 1925 John Thomas Scopes, a County High School teacher, was tried for teaching that a man descended from a lower order of animals in violation of a lately passed state law. William Jennings Bryan assisted the prosecution; Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfield Hays, and Dudley Field Malone the defense. Scopes was convicted. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic
On May 20-21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, nonstop New York to Paris flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. After the 3,610-mile, 34 hour, flight across the Atlantic, Lindbergh became an international hero, and the most famous man in the world. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Quota of 1924, according to the Immigration Act, was the first permanent limitation on immigration into the United States and established the “national origins quota system.” -
Sacco and Vanzetti/ Death by Electric Chair
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1st alking movie, The Jazz Singer is Released
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Produced by Warner Bros. with its Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, the movie stars Al Jolson, who performs six songs. Directed by Alan Crosland, it is based on a play by Samson Raphaelson. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
Although economic diaster was around the corner, the election of 1928 took place in a ood of aparnt natioal prosperity. This eletion pitted Republican candidate Herbert Hoover against Democrat Alfred E. Smith. -
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Stock Market Crash
On August 24, 1921, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at a value of 63.9. By September 3, 1929, it had risen more than sixfold, touching 381.2. It would not regain this level for another twenty five years. By the summer of 1929, it was clear that the economy was contracting and the stock market went through a series of unsettling price declines. These declines fed investor anxiety and events soon came to a head on October 24 (known as Black Thursday) and October 29 (known as Black Tuesday).
