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The IBM Corporation is founded
International Business Machines Corporations, is a computer and technology consulting corp. It is based at Armonk, New York and is referred to as the Big Blue. -
The 18th Amendment goes into effect
This was probation, the banned of alcohol. -
The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
These raids were conducted during the First Red Scare where they arrested 6,000 radicals mostly Italians and European. -
19th Amendment is ratified by Congress
This gave women the right to vote. -
The League of Nations is founded
This was a government meeting inspired by the Paris conference that ended WW1. It was a meeting to theoretically keep world peace. -
Radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Commercially broadcast program debut. -
Warren G. Harding Is elected president
He was elected the 29th president. His presidency was very controversial because of the criminal backgrounds of his cabinet members. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
Jury assumed because of these men's behavior that they were guilty. -
Readers Digest is founded
A general interest family magazine, only printed ten times a year. Many people subscribed and the annual income in 1929 was $900,000. -
The teapot dome scandal is uncovered
The Seceratray of the President is found guilty of being bribed. -
First game in the newly built Yankee Stadium is played
This was the first game played in there new stadium. -
President Warren G. Harding dies
He died of a heart attack. -
President Calvin Coolidge is elected president
He was the 30th president of the United States. -
Adolf Hitler leads a failed attempt to overthrow the German government
This was Hitlers first attempted to take over the German government. He failed at this. -
The National Origins Act is passed limiting immigration
This restricted the immigration of Eastern and Southern European. -
George Gerschwin releases "Rhapsody in blue"
This was a musical composition, with a solo piano and jazz band. -
The first winter olympics
The first winter Olympics were held in France. These were all multi sport events. -
Ellis Island closes as an immigration point to the United States.
On this day Ellis island closed after accepting 12 million immigrants into the united states. -
The Great Gatsby is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A book about fictional characters living in a town and partying. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in a Tennessee School. This was against the law and was assumed to be a test to see if he would be arrested. -
Adolf Hitler publishes Mien Kampf
This was a book that was an autobiographical novel. This was published by Hitler -
Langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
This was his first SET of poems. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel
She was an Olympic swimmer and world champion. -
The Ford Motor Company announces the creation of 40 hour work week
Ford saw the bad work that 48 hour work week would bring. Because he believed people would do work better if the work hours were shorter, he shortened it to a 40 hour work week. -
The Great Mississippi Flood displaces 700,000 people
This was a big flood caused by rain. -
The holland tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opens.
This tunnel connecting NYC and NJ was an inovation of the century. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
This was the day that Charles Lindbergh completesd the first solo Trans-Atlantic flight from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
This record would stand for 34 more years. -
The first film with sound "The Jazz Singer debuts
First Successful film with sound. -
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
When he first discovered this now useful medicine, he did not fully understand his great discovery. -
Mickey Mouse makes makes his first apperance in the short film "steamboat Willie"
This was his first film apperance as an early animated film. -
Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
This was a massacre of seven North side gang members of Chicago. Al Capone sent men to line up these seven gang members against a wall and execute them. -
Herbert Hoover is elected president
A businessman and politician who served as our 31st president. -
Stock Market crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
This was the stock market crash of 1929 or the Great crash. This was a result of investors playing the market in different ways. -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
This was a failed attempt to fly around the world. She took off from California and crashed in the ocean.
