The Roaring 20"s

By lindsey marchioni

  • Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN

    Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
    The "Monkey Trial" begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, who had been accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.

  • Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
    Lindbergh completed the first non-stop flight in history. He flew his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, NY to Paris, France.

  • Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    A Valentine's Day murder of 7 members & associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. Men were to be gathered at a Lincoln Park garage, lined up against a wall and shot by 4 unknown assailants on Valentine's Day morning.