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the IBM corporation is founded
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company -
the palmer raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
The Palmer Raids targeted immigrants who were suspected of being anarchists, communists or other political radicals -
the league of nations is founded
League of Nations, an organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied Powers at the end of World War I. -
warren g. harding is elected president
Warren G. Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923, a member of the Republican Party. -
readers digest is founded
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year -
adolf hilter leads a failed attempt to overthrow the german government
The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch was a failed coup d'état by the Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler -
scopes monkey trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial was a nationally-famous Tennessee court case that upheld a state law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools in that state -
ford creates 40 hour work week
On September 25, 1926, Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford made a groundbreaking change by being one of the first significant companies to change his work policy to 40-hour weeks with five working days, with no change in wages -
Charles Lindbergh
First solo pilot to fly from New York to Paris -
babe ruth hit 60 home runs
On September 30, 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years -
alexander fleming discovers penicillin
In 1928 Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945 -
Chicago massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 Valentine's Day murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang -
herbert hoover is elected president
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression -
stock market crashes
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, is the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. -
ellis island closes as an immigration point
Ellis Island closes after admitting millions of immigrants. From 1892 to when it officially closed its doors in 1954, New York's Ellis Island processed more than 12 million immigrants coming to the U.S.
