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The IBM Corporation is Founded
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company -
The 18th amendment goes in effect
The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of "intoxicating liquors" in the United States. -
The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. -
The League of Nations is Founded
an intergovernmental organization to try to maintain world peace and resolve confliscts without war -
19th amendment is ratified by congress
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,” -
Radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA, 1920. 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 -
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 -
Readers Digest is Founded
an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in Midtown Manhattan -
The teapot dome scandal is 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 -
First game in the newly built Yankee stadium is played
4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in which Babe Ruth made an error and hit a three-run homer. Home to the New York Football Giants from 1956 through 1973. Hosted 30 boxing championship fights -
President Warren G. Harding dies
died of heart attack -
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
Hitler had led the Nazi Party, a fledgling political group that promoted German pride and anti-Semitism and was unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, -
George Gershwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. -
Ellis Island closes as an immigration point to the US
Ellis Island switched from a processing center to serving other purposes, such as a detention and deportation center for illegal immigrants, a hospital for wounded soldiers during World War II and a Coast Guard training center -
The First Winter Olympics is held
were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
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 -
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. Shows the American Dream and Moderism -
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
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. -
Scopes Monkey Trial begins in Dayton, TN
John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. The law was if youcan't teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals -
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. -
Langston Hughes publishes his first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
A poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties and was important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel
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
was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles inundated. To try to prevent future floods, the federal government built the world's longest system of levees and floodways. -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first non-stop Trans- Atlantic Flight
The first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic to link two major cities. Flew from New York to Paris -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Ruth came to the plate against lefty Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators in the eighth inning. With the count at 2-1, Ruth launched a Zachary pitch high into the right-field bleachers, and then took a slow stroll around the bases as the crowd celebrated by tearing paper into confetti and throwing hats into the air. -
The Holland Tunnel connecting NYC and NJ opens
At the time of its opening, 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 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 discovers Penicillin
He founded penicillin which is a huge antibiotic and was and still is super popular -
Mickey Mouse makes is first appearance in the short film "Steamboat Willie"
The animated mouse first appeared in 1928 on the screen of the Colony Theatre at New York City. The film, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," was the first animated cartoon talking picture -
Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 Valentine's Day murder of seven members and 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. -
Hoobert Hoover is Elected President
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President -
Stock Market crashes on 'Black Tuesday'
nvestors 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 -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
Amelia Rose Earhart plans to take off from Oakland, Calif., sometime between June 23 and 26, and return two and a half weeks later. If successful, she would become the youngest woman ever to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine airplane.
