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IBM Corporation is Founded
The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, the precursor to IBM, was founded on June 16, 1911. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment goes into effect banning intoxication liquors. -
Palmer Raids Arrest and Deport 6,000 Suspects
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted during the First Red Scare by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected radical leftists -
The League of Nations is Founded
The League of Nations in founded at Paris Peace Conference as a result of WW1. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trials
Two Italian-born American anarchists who were controversially convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the April 15, 1920 armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. -
KDKA Airs First Commercial
Radio station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast -
19th Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
Warren G. Harding is Elected President
Harding is elected president of the United States. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
he "Teapot Dome scandal" was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is founded by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace. -
Yankee Stadium is Built
The Yankee Stadium is built. "The House That Ruth Built" -
President Harding Diea
President Warren G. Harding passes away of a heart attack. -
Calvin Coolidge is Elected President
Coolidge is elected president of the U.S. -
First Winter Olympics are Held
The first Winter Olympics are held in France. -
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin releases Rhapsody in Blue. -
National Origins Act
The National Origins Act is passed and is focused on limiting immigration. -
Hilter Fails to Overtake Government
Hitler leads an attack to overtake the German government but fails. -
The Great Gatsby Published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The novel The Great Gatsby is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald. -
Hilter Publishes Mein Kampf
Hilter publishes his novel Mein Kampf that discusses future plans for Germany. -
Scopes vs State of Tennessee
A school teacher by the name of John T. Scopes is thrown in jail for teaching kids about human evolution in school. -
Langston Hughes Releases First Set of Poems
Hughes releases "The Weary Blues" -
Ford Motor Company Announces 40 Hour Work Week
Ford announces 40 hour work weeks for their motor company. -
Gertrude Ederle Swims the English Channel
Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel. -
Amelia Earhart Attempts to Fly Around the World
Earhart attempts to fly an airplane around the world. -
Great Mississippi Flood displaces 700,000 People
The Great Mississippi is the most destructive flood in U.S. history. -
Lindbergh Makes First Transatlantic Flight
Charles Lindbergh makes the world first transatlantic flight. -
Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the year. -
First Film with Sound is Released
The first movie with sound called "The Jazz Singer" is released. -
Holland Tunnel Opens
The Holland Tunnels opens and connects NYC to NJ improving traffic. -
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin in 1928 -
Herbert Hoover is Elected President
In the 1928 Election Herbert Hoover is elected President. -
Steamboat Willie
Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance on a short film called Steamboat Willie. -
St. Valentine's Day Msssacre
Seven members of the Chicago's North Side gang are murdered -
Stock Market Crash on "Black Tuesday"
In late October 1929 the stock market crashed, wiping out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. -
Ellis Island Closes
Ellis Island closes and shuts down immigration to the United States.
