The Roaring Twenties

By eric reed

  • Prohibition Starts

    Federal ban on all non-medical alcohol.

  • Census

    The American Census reveals that for the first time more people live in cities than in rural areas.
  • Period: to

    The 1920's

  • Steel Strike Ends

  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Grants Women the right to vote.

  • The World Series

    The World Series is broadcasted on radio for the first time.

  • Harding dies

    President Harding dies of a stroke and Calvin Coolidge rises to presidency.

  • The Great Gatsby

    Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby.

  • The Gold Rush

    Charlie Chapman;s famous silent comedey premieres.

  • The Sun Also Rises

    Ernest Hemmingway publishes The Sun Also Rises

  • Spirit of the St. Louis

  • President Hoover

    Hoover is elected for president.

  • Stock Market Crashes