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Ratifcation of the 19th amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18,1920, the 19th amendment granted wome the right to vote. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. -
Yankee Staduim Opens
The Yankee Stadium incorporates replicas of some design elements. From the original Yankee Stadium and like its predisscor. -
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. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins
On July 10,1925, the Monkey Trial got underway, and 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 Starts on WSM
WSM first signed on the air when the National Life and Accident Insurance Company debuted WSM on October 5,1925 -
Charles Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic Ocean
On May21,1927, the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, Completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlanic Ocean. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial starts
Sacco and Vanzetti were to spend the next six years in prison as appeal after appeal was turned down. Finally, on August 23 1927. -
The Jazz singer Premiers
Young Jakie Rabinotwiz loves jazz and ragtime, and wants to be a performer. But his father is a cantor, and he orders his son to carry on the family tradition. -
Steamboat Willie premiers
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt. Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. -
Black Tuesday
October 19, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed. Becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.
