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Ratification of the 19th Amendment
the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage. -
Yankee Stadium opens
It took 11 months and cost $2.5 million to build the original Yankee Stadium. And when it opened 91 years ago, the team announced that 99,200 fans showed up, with 25,000 turned away. Babe Ruth hit a home run, driving in three runs in the Yankees’ 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. -
Scopes Monkey Trial Begins
In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Grand Ole Opry Starts on WSM
Today, over 90 years after the first Grand Ole Opry show was broadcast live on the radio, people in every corner of the globe recognize the Grand Ole Opry as the show that made country music famous. How it earned that reputation is quite a tale. -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean Solo
the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh was just 25 years old when he completed the trip. -
Sacco and Vanzitti Trail starts
A paymaster and a security guardare killed during a mid-afternoon armed robbery of a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Out of this rather unremarkable crime grew one of the most famous trials in American history and a landmark case in forensic crime detection. -
The Jazz Singer Premieres
The Jazz Singer became the first feature-length talking picture to be shown in Europe when it premiered at London's Piccadilly Theatre. The movie "created a sensation", according to British film historian Rachael Low. "The Jazz Singer was a turning point [for the introduction of sound]. -
Great Gatsby published
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922 -
Black Tuesday
share prices on the New York stocks exchange completely collapsed, becoming pivotal factor in the emergence of the great Depression. -
Steamboat Willie Premieres
Steamboat Willie” debuted at the Colony Theater on Broadway in New York City. This cartoon was among the first animations to feature synchronized sound, and was also the first public appearance of Mickey Mouse and minne mouse.
