History of the 1920's (Gneff)

KDKA in Pittsburgh.

Jan 28, 1920

First commercial radio station. Consisted of point-to-point sending of telegraph signals in morse code.

19th Amendment. (Prohibition begins)

Mar 28, 1920

Women are granted the right to vote. Alcohol was prohibited from being made or sold.

Emergency quota. (congress)

Aug 15, 1921

Also known as the emergency immigration act. Restricted the amount of immigrants who were to be let into a country.

Bull Weevil and south cotton crops.

Sep 12, 1922

Travled from Rio Grande/Mexico, all the way to America. They spread very quickly and cost farmers millions of dollars.

National origins act, stock market rises.

Nov 11, 1924

National origins act replaces emergency quota act. Basically restricts all non-whites from immigrating into the U.S. (Mainly asians.)

KKK march through Washington. (Scopes trial)

Apr 8, 1925

KKK marches through Washington D.C, to show support for the KKK. (50,000 people marched.) The scopes trial was launched, in which John Scope is defending his self because of "teaching" evolution to his class.

Langston Hughes (Weary blues publishing.)

Oct 7, 1926

This was his first book. He had expected them to be performed at famous music clubs at that time.

Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. Charles Lingdbergh takes flight.

Apr 30, 1927

Sacco and Vanzetti are executed for the murders of 2 men. First person to fly alone, non-stop.

Herbert Hoover elected.

May 28, 1928

Herbert Hoover (republican) is elected in 1928. Year the economy plummedted. He was the 31st president of the United States.