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Lenin
Lenin led a successful revolution of the Bolshevik workers. The ideas of Karl Marx had been known since 1848, but nowhere in the world until now had a successful communist revolution occurred. -
Eighteenth Amendment ratified
Congress ratified the eighteenth amendment. This prohibited the selling and manufacturing of alcohol in the U.S. -
KDKA
Warren G. Harding had defeated James Cox to become the next President. The message was heard as far north as New Hampshire and as far south as Louisiana. -
Federal Highway Act
This act designated seven percent of states total highway mileage as federal aid roads. For state highways, it provided federal 50-50 matching funds. -
Shuffle Along
A musical from 1921 that was significant because it was the first major production in more than a decade to be produced, written and performed entirely by African Americans. -
National Origins Act
This law severely restricted immigration by discriminating against southern and eastern European immigrant. -
Butler Law
the Tennessee legislature passed the Butler Law, which forbade the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution in any public school or university. -
Federal Radio Commission
Congress created the federal radio commission to restore order. Commissioners were nominated by the President Coolidge and were confirmed by congress. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
International agreement which 62 nations agreed to outlaw war. The promise was to reflect conflict of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them.
