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The first Radio broadcast. People "tuned" in every day to listen to music, as jazz, sports and live events. A favorite for listening to jazz was "the king of jazz", Louie Armstrong.
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First Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City, she was just 16 years old.
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Archaeologist Howard Carter finds tomb of Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt
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President Harding dies; on August 3 Vice President Calvin Coolidge is sworn into office as president.
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Former President Woodrow Wilson dies, November 4th Calvin Coolidge is elected President.
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Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television
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The Spirit of St. Louis and pilot Charles Lindbergh land in Paris
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The First Mickey Mouse talking film, Steamboat Willie, released by Walt Disney
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The Start of the Stock Market Crash that leads to The Great Depression.