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IBM Corporation Founded
At first, IBM was a merger of three other manufacturing businesses, financed by Charles Flint. -
Palmer Raids
A series of raids during the first Red Scare, started by the US Department of Justice administered by Woodrow Wilson. Wanted to capture and arrest suspected radical leftists, mostly Italians, Eastern European immigrants, anarchists, and communists. -
18th Amendment Goes into Effect
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquor. It didn't prohibit the use of alcohol, just the sales -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote. -
League of Nations Founded
International organization founded by Woodrow Wilson. Created after WWI as a peaceful alternative to resolving international disputes. The League was one of the main reasons for war outbreak, and encouraged Hitler to invade. They failed to resolve anything. -
First Commercial Broadcast
Radio station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast. The date 11.2.1920 was election day, so people could hear the results for the Harding-Cox race before reading it in the paper. -
Warren G Harding Elected President
29th President of the US from 1921 to 1923, and was part of the Republican Party. He was considered popular until the scandals that were said against him. HE was then ranked one of the worst Presidents. Died in 1923. -
Reader's Digest Founded
Founded on a low budget by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Acheson. Numerous publishers denied their idea, but appealed to popular tastes. It started publishing condensed versions of books, then branched out into articles. -
Teapot Dome Scandal Uncovered
A bribery scandal involving President Warren G. Harding. The Secretary of Interior had leased Navy petroleum at the Teapot Dome, Wyoming and California. Convicted of accepting bribed, Albert Hall was sent to prison, one of the first cabinet members to go to prison. -
First Game in the Yankee Stadium
The stadium was opened for major league baseball. In the first game, the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox, 4-1. The Yankees were the American League champions, had leading attraction Babe Ruth, and had the largest seating capacity. -
Calvin Coolidge Elected President
30th President of the US. Started as a Republican lawyer from New England, then worked his way up to Massachusetts governor. His response to the Boston Police Strike gave him a reputation. -
President Warren G Harding Dies
President Warren G's wife was reading the "Saturday Evening Post" to him, an article about him. As she read he said "That's good, go on," then immediately died afterwards. He died of heart attack. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Was a failed attempt to seize power in Munich, and Bavaria. Led by the National Socialist German Workers' Party, leader Adolf Hitler. 2000 Nazis marched in, 16 were killed and 4 police officers were killed. Hitler escaped for treason for two days. -
First Winter Olympics
First winter multi-sport event held in Chamonix, France. In association with the Summer Olympics, the sports competition were held at the foot of Mont Blanc and Haute-Savoie. -
Rhapsody in Blue
A musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz bands. The song premiered in the concert "An Experiment in Modern Music." -
National Origins Act
Also known as the Immigration Act, it restricted immigration by developing a system that discriminated against immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, and Asians. The policy was effective until the 1960s. -
The Great Gatsby Published
The book was published by F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows characters living in West and East Egg in long Island in 1922. THe story follows Jay Gatsby and his obsession with Daisy Buchanan. -
Mein Kampf
An autobiogrphy written by Adolf Hitler. He outlines his political ideas and future for Germany. He wrote it while in prison for "political crimes," his failed Putsch in Munich. He wrote two volumes for his book. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
An American legal case where a substitute high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act. It was unlawful to teach human evolution. Scopes didn't know if he actually taught evolution but he purposely incriminated himself. -
The Weary Blues
Was a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hues. First published in the Urban league magazine, "Opportunity." It was awarded best poem of the year. It was included in Naveid's first book also titled :The Weary Blues." -
First Woman to Swim the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel. She was a competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and formerly held world records in five events. -
Lindbergh First Flight
Lindbergh, an American pilot, was 25 years old when he completed his first solo flight around the Atlantic Ocean. His plane's name was "Spirit of St. Louis." -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial Conclusion.
Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti wee Italian immigrants and anarchists. They were executed for the murder of two men in Boston, Massachusetts during a robbery. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 Home Runs
In September, 1927, he hit his 60th home run in one season, and the record lasted for 34 years. -
The Jazz Singer
The first movie to have a musical score and speech in several scenes. This film commercialized sound films and ended the silent film era. -
Holland Tunnel Opens
At the time, it was one of the longest continuous underwater tunnels in the world. It is one of the three tunnels between Manhattan and NJ. The other two bridges are the Lincoln and George Washington Bridge. -
Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin
Made from the Penicillium notatum mold. He didn't receive a Nobel Prize until 1945. He didn't realize that his discovery was important. He focused on its uses, and Howard Florey and Ernst Chain demonstrated that it could be used as an agent to fight numerous bacterial diseases. -
Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie
An animated short film directed by Walk Disney and Ub Iwerks. Produced in black and white and released by Celebrity Productions. This cartoon was the debut of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Members of the North Side Gang were lined up against a wall at Lincoln Park and shot by four unknown assassins. This resulted in a struggle between the Irish North Siders and the Italian South Side, led by Al Capone. -
Herbert Hoover Elected
America's 31st President, elected in 1929, the year the US economy was in a Great Depression. Even though his predecessors were the main problem, Hoover was blamed by the citizens. He failed to recognize the severity of the issue, and lost in the next election. -
Stock Market Crash on "Black Tuesday"
Wall Street investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. This wiped out billions of dollars and thousands of investors. The aftermath caused a Great Depression (1929-1933) in the longest economic downfall. -
Amelia Earhart Attempts to Fly Around the World
She was the first woman aviator to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. She received the US Distinguished Flying Cross for this. She went to fly around the world, but the plane was said to have gone down, and were soon declared lost at sea. -
Ford Motor Company announces 40 Hour Work Week
Advanced the idea of shorter work hours when Henry Ford said that too many hours was bad for worker's productivity. They shortened the work hours from 48 to 40, and Union formations helped shorten the work week to 5 days a week. -
Ellis Island Closure
Processed more than 12 million immigrants. During the World War, immigration was in decline and Ellis Island was used as a detention center for suspected enemies. It then served other purposes, like detention and deportation for illegals, a hospital for wounded soldiers, and a Coast Guard training center.
