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Prohibition Begins
Beginning in the 19th century many people blamed the problems of the U.S. to be because of alcohol. Groups and organizations were formed to advocate against alcohol consumption. People protested it. It was the first amendment to be repealed. -
19th Amendment Added to U.S. Constitution
Women finally had the right to vote now. U.S. citizens could not be denied the right to vote based on their sex. -
KDKA Radio Station
This is the world's first commercial radio station. It was stationed in Pittsburgh, PA. -
Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act
This act was created to limit the numbers of immigrants to the United States based on imposing quotas based on country of birth. Based on the 1910 census, only 3% from a country were allowed to live in the U.S. -
The Boll Weevil
This was a beetle that destroyed more than 85% of cotton in the South. It devastated the industry and the Americans that worked in the South. Influenced the countries food and cotton production. -
National Origins Act
This replaced the Emergency Quota Act. It was a U.S. federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the U.S. -
The Stock Market Begins to Rise
The Stock Market began to rise which created jobs and gave wealth to America, although it had little to do with the rest of the economy. -
Scopes Trial
A famous American legal case in which a high school teacher was accused of violating the Tennessee's Butler Act which declared it was unlawful to teach evolution in any state-funded school. John Scopes was found guilty, although he did not know if he even had taught evolution, and he was fined $100. It was important because it was the first trial to be covered on the radio. -
KKK March through Washington D.C.
An estimated 750 Ku Klux Klan members held a rally at the Northwest Washington Fair Grounds. Somewhere between 12,000 to 25,000 attended the rally. The KKK had expanded who they were against. -
Langston Hughes "The Weary Blues"
Langston Hughes wrote the book when he was only 24 years old and it won many awards. The poem in it also called "The Weary Blues" which was awarded best magazine of the year by Urban League Magazine. Part of the Harlem Renaissance. -
Charles Lindbergh flies across Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh gained instant fame when he filed across the Atlantic. His fame promoted the development of commercial air travel and air mail travel. -
Sacco and Vanzetti's Execution
Two men convicted of a murder during an armed shoe factory robbery. This was such a big case because the men were immigrants and anarchists and it was said the trial was prejudiced against them. -
Herbert Hoover elected U.S. President
He believed in the importance of volunteerism and of the role of individuals in the economy and society. He was blamed for the stock market crash and the Depression.
