The Roaring 1920's

The Roaring 1920's

Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929

Prohibition

Jan 16, 1920

The 18th Amendment was effective prohibiting the sale and manufacturing of alcohol.
<a href='http://http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm' >http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm</a

Womens right to vote

Aug 18, 1920

The 19th Amendment constitiution, granting women that right to vote was signed into law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

First Miss America Pageant

Sep 7, 1921

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_AmericaMargaret Gorman was the winner of the first pageant.

Lincoln Memorial Dedication

May 30, 1922

http://awesometalks.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/the-lincoln-memorial-construction-dedication-photographs/

Indian Citizenship Act

Jun 2, 1924

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Citizenship_Act_of_1924

Television

Jan 26, 1926

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird

First Flight to the North Pole and Back

May 1, 1926

http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm

Amelia Earhart 1st women to fly across Atlantic Ocean

Jun 17, 1928

http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/amelia-earhart.htm

Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin

Sep 1, 1928

Alexander Fleming made the discovery from a discarded, contaminated Petri dish. http://history1900s.about.com/od/medicaladvancesissues/a/penicillin.htm

Stock Market Crash

Oct 29, 1929

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/stockcrash1929.htmKnown as Black Tuesday