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The IBM Corporation is founded
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. -
The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
This was an attempt by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States. Ambitious assistant of Palmer, he helped orchestrate a series of raids on alleged radical centers throughout the country and arrested 6,000 people. -
The 18th Amendment goes into effect
Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January. -
19th Amendment is ratified by congress
In 1919, the 19th Amendment, which stated that “the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the states for ratification. -
The League of Nations is founded
League of Nations, an organization for international cooperation established on January 10, 1920, at the initiative of the victorious Allied Powers at the end of World War I. -
Radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA was a world pioneer of commercial radio broadcasting. Transmitting with a power of 100 watts on a wavelength of 360 meters, KDKA began scheduled programming with the Harding-Cox Presidential election returns on November 2, 1920. -
Warren G. Harding is elected president
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
The authorities concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that the men were guilty of something—presumably the payroll murders. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti for the South Braintree murders was held in Dedham, Massachusetts, from May 31 to July 14, 1921. -
Readers Digest is founded
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. The magazine was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal in uncovered
Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior in 1921, Fall secretly granted to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome. -
President Warren G. Harding dies
As president, Harding signed bills that reduced taxes for both individuals and corporations, set high protective tariffs, created a federal budget system and limited immigration, particularly from southern and eastern Europe. He also hosted a disarmament conference, at which the world’s largest naval powers agreed to reduce their arsenal of warships. It is for wrongdoing, however, that Harding’s administration is best remembered. Harding abruptly died in bed. -
President Calvin Coolidge is elected president
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States. A Republican lawyer from New England, born in Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor. -
Adolf Hitler leads a failed attempt to overthrow the German government (Beer Hall Putsch)
Adolf Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany. -
The first Winter Olympics are held
First Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France -
George Gershwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. The composition was commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman. -
The National Origins Act is passed limiting immigration
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
Langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes wrote “The Weary Blues” in 1925 during Prohibition and the Harlem Renaissance. The setting of the poem is actually unclear, at first. He starts by setting the mood with an alliteration, “droning a drowsy syncopated tune / Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon”. -
The Great Gatsby is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Scope Monkey Trail begins in Dayton,TN
In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial” begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
The Ford Motor Company announces the creation of a 40 hour work week
Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories. The policy would be extended to Ford’s office workers the following August. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English channel
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
The Great Mississippi Flood displaces 700,000 people
Great Flood of 1927, flooding of the lower Mississippi River valley in April 1927, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. More than 23,000 square miles of land was submerged, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced, and around 250 people died. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history. Flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
In 1927, Babe Ruth set the first truly long-term single season home run standard. However, his first Major League home run record was established during the 1919 season when he connected a then unbelievable twenty-nine times with the Boston Red Sox. -
The Holland Tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opens
The Holland Tunnel was the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world. The Holland Tunnel is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey, the others being the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge. -
The first film with sound "The Jazz Singer" debuts
The Jazz Singer, the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound, debuts at the Blue Mouse Theater at 1421 5th Avenue in Seattle. The movie uses Warner Brothers' Vitaphone sound-on-disc technology to reproduce the musical score and sporadic episodes of synchronized speech. -
Alexander Fleming discover penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945. -
Micky Mouse Makes his first appearance in the short film "Steamboat Willie"
Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the earliest animated cartoons. This seven-minute film, directed by Walt Disney, was the first to combine animation technology with synchronized sound. -
Chicago's St. Valentines Day Massacre
Valentine's Day seven members murdered associates of Chicago's North Side Gang. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park garage on the morning of Valentine's Day, where they were made to line up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants. -
Herbert Hoover is elected president
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. -
Stock Market crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. In the aftermath of Black Tuesday, America and the rest of the industrialized world spiraled downward into the Great Depression. -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. -
Ellis Island closed as an immigration point to the united states
Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892. -
First game in the newly built Yankee Stadium is played
The ballpark in the Bronx opened April 2, 2009, when the Yankees hosted a workout day in front of fans from the Bronx community. The first game at the new Yankee Stadium was a preseason exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs played on April 3, 2009, which the Yankees won 7–4.
