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First Commercial Radio Broadcast Aired
On August 31, 1920, the first commercial radio broadcast was aired by a station in Detroit. This marks the beginning of the use of the radio for rapid mass communication. About a decade later, during the FDR administration, presidents begin to use the radio as a way to communicate with the people. -
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First Winter Olympics
Between January 25 and February 5, 1924, the first winter olympic games were held in Chamonix, France. 258 athletes participated from 16 nations. This event marks the beginning of a major sporting event that still takes place once every four years. -
The Great Gasbey
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Lindbergh Completes First Nonstop Solo Transatlantic Flight
Traveling from New York to Paris in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh becomes the first aviator to complete a nonstop solo transatlantic flight. For doing this, he won the Orteig Prize and a $25,000 reward. This is important because it inspires further improvents to and interests in the aviation industry. Tradgedy later befell this celebrity when his son was kidnapped and murdered. -
Stock Market Crash
Known as Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is the day when 16 million shares were sold in a panic, causing the stock market to officially crash. This event marks a major "symptom" of the Great Depression and the poor economy of the country at the time. The panic was started when European investors began removing some of their assets from the market, forcing American brokers to call upon investors to pay off some of their debts. The only way many people could do this was to sell off other stocks. -
Pluto is discovered
On February 18, 1930, Clyde W. Tombaugh, an assistant at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, discovered Pluto. For over seven decades, Pluto was considered the ninth planet of our solar system. -
U.S. Officially gets National anthem
On March 3, 1931, U.S. President Herbert Hoover signed an act that officially made "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem for the United States. Before this time, the United States had been without any national anthem. -
Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic
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Prohibition Ends in the U.S
rohibition was the period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. It began officially on January 16, 1920 (exactly a year after the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) and ended with the ratification of the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. Many people called prohibition the "noble experiment" and debates continue over whether or not making alcohol illegal made society any safer. -
Parker Brothers Sells the Game "Monopoly"
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Carnegie Publishes How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published. Written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1936, it has sold 15 million copies world-wide. -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Superman First Appears in Comic Books
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War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast Causes Panic
On Sunday, October 30, 1938, millions of radio listeners were shocked when radio news alerts announced the arrival of Martians. They panicked when they learned of the Martians' ferocious and seemingly unstoppable attack on Earth. Many ran out of their homes screaming while others packed up their cars and fled. Though what the radio listeners heard was a portion of Orson Welles' adaptation of the well-known book, War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, many of the listeners believed what they heard on -
Wizard of Oz Movie Premiers