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the IBM corporation is founded
an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries. -
19th amendment is ratified by congress
19th Amendment, which stated that “the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex, -
the 18th amendment goes into effect
Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States -
the palmer raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspects "radicals"
were a series of raids conducted during the First Red Scare by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected radical leftists, mostly Italian and Eastern European immigrants -
league of nations is founded
was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. -
Warren G Harding is elected
defeated for governor in 1910, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. When Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920 he was considered a long shot until after the convention began. -
radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Radio Station KDKA was a world pioneer of commercial radio broadcasting. Transmitting with a power of 100 watts on a wavelength of 360 meters, KDKA began scheduled programming with the Harding-Cox Presidential election returns on November 2, 1920. -
Sacco and vanzetti trial concludes
concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that the men were guilty of something—presumably the payroll murders. -
Readers digest is founded
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The magazine was founded in 1922, -
the teapot dome scandel is uncovered
Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior in 1921, Fall secretly granted to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome -
president warren G Harding dies
he dies -
president Calvin Coolidge is elected president
was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics -
the first winter Olympics are held
officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
The national origins Act is passed limited immigration
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins -
george Gershwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects -
Adolf Hitler Publishes mein kampf
is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler -
the great gatspy is published
novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island -
scopes monkey trail begins in Dayton, TN
young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first women to swim the English Chanel
on her second attempt, 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the 21 miles from Dover, England, to Cape Griz-Nez across the English Channel -
langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his the weary Blues
a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1925 -
the ford motor company announces the creation of a 40 hour work week
Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories -
the great Mississippi flood displaces 700,000 people
called Great Flood of 1927, flooding of the lower Mississippi River valley in April 1927, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. More than 23,000 square miles -
the first film with sound "jazz Singer"
also directed by Crosland, included popular songs and incidental dialogue… In 1927 it brought out The Jazz Singer, which was essentially a silent picture -
charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight
he was the first person the make a nonstop flight from new york to france -
Babe Ruth hits 60 Home runs
hits 60 home runs the most ever done before -
the Holland tunnel connection Nyc and NJ opens
a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River. It connects Manhattan in New York City, New York, to the east, and Jersey City, New Jersey, to the west -
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945 -
mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in the short film "Steamboat Willie"
Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest animated cartoons. -
Chicagos St. Valenrines day massacre
Valentine's Day murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. -
stock market crashes on black tuesday
the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. It started on October 24 ("Black Thursday") and continued until October 29, 1929 ("Black Tuesday"), -
Adolf Hitler leads a failed attempted to over through the German government
Hitler tried taking over Germany -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first person ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. During a flight to circumnavigate the globe, Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific in July 1937 -
Ellis island closes as an immagration point to the united states
he gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892 -
Herbert hoover is elected president
an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. -
first game in the newly built Yankee stadium is played
he ballpark in the Bronx opened April 2, 2009, when the Yankees hosted a workout day in front of fans from the Bronx community. The first game at the new Yankee Stadium was a preseason exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs played on April 3, 2009, which the Yankees won 7–4.
