Gatsby 1925 jacket

The Great Gatsby

By MP3099

  • Declaring Peace

    Declaring Peace
    Warren G. Harding, declaring peace in World War I hostilities with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.

  • Miss America

    Miss America
    The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is won by Margaret Gorman who won the title of the Golden Mermaid title.

  • Lincoln Memorial

    Lincoln Memorial
    The Lincoln Memorial, located on the opposite end of the National Mall from the Capitol building, is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

  • Time Magazine

    Time Magazine
    Time Magazine is published for the first time.

  • Warner Brothers

    Warner Brothers
    Warner Brothers Pictuers is incorporated.

  • Olympic Games

    Olympic Games
    The first Winter Olympic Games are held in the French Alps in Camoniz, France with 16 nations particapting, inculding the US, which won four medals.

  • Radio Broadcast

    Radio Broadcast
    The Grand Ole Opry tansmits its firse radio broadcast.

  • First Flight

    First Flight
    The first flight to the North Pole and back.

  • Air Commerce Act

    Air Commerce Act
    Air Commerce Act is passed, providing aid and assistance to the airline industry.

  • Harlem Globetrotters

    Harlem Globetrotters
    The Harlem Globetrotters basketball team is established in Chicago by Abe Saperstein.