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International Business Machines were creates in the 20th century and manufactured computer hardware, middle-ware, and software
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The 18th Amendment was put into action, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale or alcohol in the United States. This is also known as Prohibition.
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During the First Red Scare 6,000 suspected "radicals" were arrested under Woodrow Wilson
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Proposed by Woodrow Wilson the league of nations was created to keep peace between countries and to prevent war from breaking out.
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Originally passed on June 4th in 1919 the 19th amendment was ratifies in the 20's and granted women the right to vote.
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29th president of the United Stated. He was the first elected president after World War I
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The first commercial broadcast was made by KDKA radio station. The first airing was on the day of the election.
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Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine.
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President Warren G. Harding transferred the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the department of the interior. Then Harry F. Sinclair was secretly granted exclusive rights of Mammoth Oil Company to the Teapot Dome
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Republican president won the presidential election after Harding death. Coolidge had previously been vice president.
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Yankee Stadium opened for Major League Baseball. The first game was played by the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Yankees won 4-1
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29th president of the Unites States Warren G. Harding dies, he was a member of the republican party.
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Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party lead a coalition in an attempt to overthrown the German government
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A law that severely restricted immigration using national quotas that blatantly discriminates against south and eastern Europe and Asians.
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The winter multi-sport event known as the winter Olympics was first held in Chamonix, France
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In New York City, The Palais Royal Orchestra released Rhapsody in Blue, titles An Experiment in Modern Music
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Ellis Island immigration center was soon to be closed, due to the Immigration Act which limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald published his American classic the Great Gatsby.
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John T. Scopes, an American high school teacher was accused of teaching evolution in his classroom, evolution was a violation of the Tennessee state law at the time and was a misdemeanor
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Author of Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler released his book My Struggle was released which told his future plans for Germany.
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Langston Hughes is an American poet and published The Weary Blues. It was awarded the Urban League magazines best poem of the year
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Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel ad is an Olympic Champion.
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Ford Motor Company adopted a five-day 40 hour work week
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The most destructive river flood in U.S history, the Mississippi flood displaced upward of 700,000 people
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The Jazz Singer is the first film to have sound. It is about a Jewish cantor and he has to defy his father to pursue his dreams to be a jazz singer.
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Charles A. Lindbergh, an American aviator, completed his trans-Atlantic flight solo in 1927. At only 25 years old he was the first person to complete the flight
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Murder trial in Massachusetts ended in the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run and sets a record the would be unbroken for 34 years
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Vehicular tunnel that connects Manhattan. New York to the east and Jersey City, New Jersey to the west.
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American animated short film "Steamboat Willie" stars steamboat captain/pilot Mickey Mouse in his debut television appearance.
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin accidentally and it is now the most widely used antibiotic in the world
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Herbert Hoover is elected president of the United States. He was the last republican president till 1952
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Gang rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran were at their height feud in the 20's. Seven of Moran's men were shot to death in Capone's attempt to eliminate his rivals.
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The New York Stock Exchanges completely collapsed, and is a pivotal factor in the start of the Great Depression
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Aviator Amelia Earhart decided to try and fly around the world. Her flight was never completed as she disappeared and was never found.
