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Jim Thorpe's competition in New York City
JIm Thorpe, known as the world's greatest athlete, competed in the Amateur Athletic Union's All-Around Championship and broke the record. -
The Jazz Age
The first ever Jazz recording was made. -
Prohibition
The 18th Amendment, which prohited the consumption of alchohol, was ratified on this date. It went into effect a year later. -
Alabama miner strike
This was a statewide strike carried out by the coal miner workers. Nearly 27,000 miner workers stopped working resulting in a defeat of the union -
Radio Broadcasting
The first US licensed commercial broadcast went on the air. -
Teapot dome scandal
Warren G. Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil-reserve lands from the navy to the Department of the Interior in 1921, Fall secretly granted to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome reserves. -
Dawes Plan
In this month, the Dawes Act was made to draw up the points for the reparation of the war. Money would be added annually. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh took off in the Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field, near New York City -
Growth of movies in the 1920's
During the twenties, the first film was made- that actually had speaking actors. -
Stock Market Crash
Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. -
Black Tuesday
This is pretty much synonomous with the Stock Market Crash. In fact, Black Tuesday is the reason the Stock Market crashed. -
Amelia Earhart's disappearance
During her attempt to fly around the world, Amelia Earhart vanished without a trace. -
The Red Scare
As the Red Scare intensified, President Truman took certain meausres to be sure all employees of the White House were loyal.
