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The Prohibition
The sale, distribution, or manufacturing of alcohol was prohibited or not allowed during this time. Certain conservative groups sought to purify the U.S. by outlawing alcohol, but it backfired. Many stashed up before the prohibition, and others bought black market alcohol. What started as a purification venture actually made the nation more wild as people became more obsessed with finding alcohol. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in the U.S. After protests put on by sufferagettes, Congress passed the amendment to the Constitution. -
First Radio Station
The first commercially-licensed radio station brought to life transmission of breaking news including the presidential election. Radio became such a staple in many houses, making it the start of mass media. For the first time ever, society was able to get real time results/updates making the age of innovation on the rise. -
Model T Car
While the automobile had been invented for a few years now, Henry Ford went to work creating and distributing the first affordable car for everyday use. It was no longer the exception that people traveled in cars, it became the new norm. Click Here -
First Winter Olympic Games
The tradition of the Winter Olympic Games was first held this year in France. Sixteen nations sent athletes to participate in the games. This tradition is still upheld to this day. This was a big positive move for the United States and the world as a whole as tensions from World War 1 were still fresh. -
First Woman Governor Inaugurated
Right on the tails of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, we see more pushes for equality when the first woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, was inaugurated in Wyoming. Two weeks later, we see Miriam Ferguson become the second female governor being sworn into office in Texas. Women holding office was a big part of the movement for equality. -
Radiovision is Born
People did have the radio, but Charles Francis Jenkins brought society the radiovision invention where consumers could listen to radio and see synchronized pictures of a transmission. This was almost a precursor to the television. -
First Liquid Fueled Rockets Viable
The first liquid fueled rockets were tested as viable in Auburn, Massachusetts by Robert H. Goddard. The rocket flew one hundred and eighty-four feet in 2.5 seconds. This would give way to further inventions of rockets and eventually space missions.
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The Great Mississippi Flood
Over 700,000 people were affected when the river flooded. It buried homes, businesses, automobiles, and claimed many casualties. Crop and property loss were trivial compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives the flood claimed. When the waters did subside, the people were left with swampy, molded dwellings. Many contracted diseases that claimed the lives of even more. -
The First Transatlantic Flight
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Charles Lindbergh takes flight on the Spirit of St. Louis (his aircraft) out of New York for the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history. In a mear thirty-three and one half hours later, Lindbergh arrived in Paris. He returned on June 13th. This innovation would advance travel as they knew it. -
Invention of the Television
Innovation continued to flourish as the first television was a success. Inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth brought the television to life and would later patent his invention in 1930. This further enforced the age of innovation as people were now able to be more interconnected than ever before. -
Mount Rushmore Chiseling
Mount Rushmore commemorates some of the great leaders of our nation. The bust of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theordore Roosevelt began to take shape in this year. Sculpturist Gutzon Borglum would complete chiseling fourteen years later.
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