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Prohibition
The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution becomes official. Alcoholic beverages can no longer be made, sold, or transported in the United States. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution becomes official. Women age twenty-one years and older now have the right to vote. -
Hitler Nazi Leader
Adolf Hitler threatens to resign from the Nazi Party in Germany. He stays only when members agree to make him its official leader. -
Mussolini Prime Minister
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy. He will become Italy's dictator in 1925. -
Coolidge Becomes U.S. Preident
President Warren Harding dies. Vice-President Calvin Coolidge becomes President. Coolidge will run for re-election in 1924 and will become the 30th President of the United States. -
Big Year for Cars and Radios
Ford Motor Company makes its 10 millionth Model T car. About 2.5 million radios are now in use in the United States with over 500 broadcast stations. -
The Charleston and Flappers
Made famous in a 1923 New York play, the Charleston has become a dance craze in the U.S., and now becomes a sensation in Europe. Women who dance the Charleston are known as "Flappers." -
The Televisor Created
Inventor John Logie Baird of Scotland demonstrates a machine that sends moving images over airwaves. He calls his machine a televisor. -
First Liquid-Fueled Rocket Fires
Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket in Massachusetts. He will be called the Father of Modern Rocket Propulsion. -
Lindbergh Flies Alone
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris. The flight takes 33.5 hours. -
The Movies Talk!
The Jazz Singer becomes the first full-length motion picture with sound and songs. Movies will now be known as "talkies." -
Walt Disney Speaks for Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney releases Steamboat Willie, his first cartoon with synchronized sound. Mickey is voiced by Disney himself. -
Airship Flies Around the World.
German airship Graf Zeppelin lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey, completing its round-the-world flight. The trip takes 21 days from start to finish. -
New York Stock Exchange Fails
Overconfidence causes people to pour their savings into the stock market to try to earn quick money. But when prices start to fall, panic begins and the market loses millions of shares as people try to recover their money. Many lose everything they have. Starting with a boom and ending with a bust, the 1920s was a catalyst for many changes soon to affect the world.
