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United States enters World War I.
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18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits sale of alcoholic beverages.
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World War 1 ends.
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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote.
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Shoeless Joe Jackson and seven other Chicago White Sox players were indicted for conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.
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First radio broadcast station, KDKA, opens in Pittsburgh.
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The first Miss America pageant was held in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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T.S. Eliot published The Wasteland and James Joyce published Ulysses date.
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Flapper dress introduced - it featured a drop waist or on waist at all.
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Fashion designer Gabrielle coco chanel returns from a cruise with a suntan. her bronzed look starts the sunbathing fashion date.
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First book of crossword puzzle published and new mania begins.
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John Scopes was convicted for teaching evolution in a trial of the century.
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Ford Motor Company being paying $6 a day and establishes the 40 hour work week.
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40,000 members of the Ku Klux march on Washington.
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Charles Lindbergh makes first solo flight across the Atlantic.
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First talking movie - the jazz singer starring Al Jolson opens.
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Herbert Hoover was nominated for president.
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St. Valentine's Day massacre.
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First academy ceremony held - movie wing wins best picture.
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Stock market crash - Black Tuesday is labeled.