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Sacco and Vanzetti
On August 15,1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree,Massachusetts.Sacco and Vanzetti got arrested ,they stole nearly $15,000 -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is a very important amendment the constitution gave women the right to vote.At the time the U.S was founded,its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men,including the right to vote.It was not until the 19th amendment that women had the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony fought for women's right's too. -
Yankee Stadium Opens
The Yankee Stadium opened on April 18, 1923.Since then baseball events had happened here.The Yankee Stadium is located in Bronx,New York.It is home to the New York Yankee's -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F.Scott that follow's a cast of characters living in a fictional town of West Egg on prosperous long island in the summer of 1925.the story primarily concers the young millionaire Jay Gatsby and his exotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan -
Scopes Monkey Trial
In Dayton Tennesse,the so called"Monkey Triaa" began with John Thomas scopes, a young high school science teacher,accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.On July 10,the Monkey Trial got underway,within a few days hordes of spectators and reporters had descended on Dayton as preachers set up revival tents along the city's main street to keep the faithful stirred up> -
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville,Tennssee.It is the longest running radio broadcast in US history.Other famous people have been their such as:Taylor Swift,Elvis Presley,Dolly Parton and more.The Grand Ole Opry holds such significance in Nashvile that its name is included on the city/country line signs. -
Charle's Lindbergh crosses The Atantic Ocean
On May 21,1927 a 25 year old pilot Charles Lindbergh strapped into hid famous airplane "The Spirit of St. Luise" and took off on the first ever non stop flight from New York to Paris.The 33.5 hour crossing vaulted Lindbergh to international stardom,but he was later visited by tragedy in 1932,when his 20 month son was kidnapped and murderered.Lindbergh wrote a book called "why is your country at war" -
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film.As the first feature length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score,but also lip synchronized singing and speech in several isolated sequences,its release heralded the commercial ascendance of sounds films and the decline of the silent film era -
SteamBoat Willie Premieres
SteamBoat Willie is a 1928 American Animated short film written by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie.Disney understood from early on that synchronized sound was the future film.While the film has received some criticism,its has also received wide critical acclaim.In 1998 the film was selected for preservation in the United states "National Film Registry for being deemed "culturally,historically and significant." -
Black Tuesday
October 29,1929 this is the date of the most famous stock crash in history.Stocks lost 17% of their value on black Tuesday,and this is the beginning of black Tuesday.What caused black Tuesday? during the late 20' real estate values were on the continuous rise.Because investors kept hoping that the price of the stock was going to continue going up, people were encouraged to invest. Considering the fact the price kept going up.People would get greedy and hope for it to go up more.
