The Roaring 20's

By erin7255
  • The IBM Corporation is Founded

    The IBM Corporation is Founded

    In 1911, Charles Flint founded IBM. A multinational information tech company.
  • 19th amendment was ratified

    19th amendment was ratified

    The right for women to vote was made.
  • the Palmer raids arrest and deportation

    the Palmer raids arrest and deportation

    Suspected 6,000 radicals were arrested and deported
  • the league of nations is founded

    the league of nations is founded

    Woodrow Wilson is the founder of the peace comity, The League of Nations.
  • the 18th amendment went into affect

    the 18th amendment went into affect

    Prohibited the making of alcohol.
  • radio station kdka airs first program

    radio station kdka airs first program

    Made on election day so everyone can get the news.
  • Warren G. Harding is Elected President

    Warren G. Harding is Elected President

    In 1921, Warren Harding was elected the 29th president of the United States.
  • sacco and vanzetti trial ends

    sacco and vanzetti trial ends

    Sacco and Vanzetti got distanced with first degree murder.
  • Readers Digest is Founded

    Readers Digest is Founded

    In 1922, Dewitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace founded readers digest.
  • teapot dome scandal uncovered

    teapot dome scandal uncovered

    Oil company gets Teapot dome reserves
  • US president Warren G. Harding passed away

    US president Warren G. Harding passed away

    The 29th president of the united states passed away from a heart attack.
  • coolidge is elected president

    coolidge is elected president

    Calvin Coolidge was elected the 30th president of the US.
  • Hitlers failed attempt to take over germany

    Hitlers failed attempt to take over germany

    During the Beer Hall Putsch Hitler tried to take over Germany by force.
  • the first winter Olympics was held

    the first winter Olympics was held

    In Chamonix, France in 1924 the first official winter Olympics were being held.
  • george gershwin realeased rhapsody in blue

    george gershwin realeased rhapsody in blue

    George Gershwin in 1924 released his composition Rhapsody in Blue
  • national origins act passed

    national origins act passed

    The act limited immigration
  • The Great Gatsby is published

    The Great Gatsby is published

    F. Scott Fitzgerald published his book The Great Gatsby.
  • hitler published mein kampf

    hitler published mein kampf

    The autobiography of Hitler, with all his ideology and plans.
  • Scope's Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN

    Scope's Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN

    John Scope's was prosecuted for teaching evolution in public schools. He was found guilty and given a fine.
  • the weary blues is published

    the weary blues is published

    Book full of poems by Langston Hughes

  • Ford factory workers get 40-hour week

    Ford is one of the first automobile company to develop a 5 day a week work schedule.
  • gertrude ederle swims in the english channel

    gertrude ederle swims in the english channel

    Gertrude Ederle was the first women to swim the English channel
  • the great missisipi flood displaces 700,000 people

    the great missisipi flood displaces 700,000 people

    In 1927, a giant flood in Mississippi displaces 700,000 people
  • Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight

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

    Charles Lindbergh was the first person to take a solo flight across the Atlantic.

  • babe ruth hits 60 home runs

    Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927.
  • the holland tunnel opens

    the holland tunnel opens

    The holland tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opened
  • first film with sound debut

    first film with sound debut

    the fist film with sound is shown, its called "the Jazz Singer"

  • Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

    From close observations Fleming discovered penicillin.
  • Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie

    Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie

    Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in the short film.
  • Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang were shot and killed in a garage of valentines day in 1929. The suspects were never identified.
  • Herbert hoover is elected president

    Herbert hoover is elected president

    Herbert Hoover is elected the 31st president of the United States.
  • Stock Market Crashes on 'Black Tuesday'

    Stock Market Crashes on 'Black Tuesday'

    Stock market crashed losing billions of dollars, and hundreds of investors jobs lost.
  • amelia earhart fly across the atlantic solo

    amelia earhart fly across the atlantic solo

    Earhart tried to fly around the world
  • ellis island closed as an immigration station

    ellis island closed as an immigration station

    Ellis island shopped letting in immigrants.
  • ellis island closes as an immigration point to the us

    ellis island closes as an immigration point to the us

    Ellis island stopped accepting immigrants.
  • First Game in the Newly Built Yankee Stadium is Played

    First Game in the Newly Built Yankee Stadium is Played

    The first game played in the stadium was played between the Chicago Cubs and the Yankees.