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Rise of the Radio
Public radio broadcasts become a popular form of entertainment in america -
Hollywood
Hollywood in L.A. becomes the movie capital in the U.S. -
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud brings about massive shifts in psychological thought in works such as "Beyond the Pleasure Principle" and "The Ego and the Id" -
Warren Harding Elected
Warren G. Harding elected president on promises of a "return to normalcy" following the events of WW1 -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A government scandal under Harding's administration involving the leasing of federal oil fields through bribes. -
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
A law that greatly raised American tariffs in an effort to protect american farms and factories. -
Margaret Sanger
An American birth control activist and sex educator who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. -
T.S. Eliot
Author of several poems and short stories, including "The Waste Land" -
Gertrude Stein
American author and poet credited with coining the term "Lost Generation" -
Calvin Coolidge Succeeds
Calvin Coolidge becomes president following the death of Warren Harding. -
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author of The Great Gatsby, a novel famous for capturing the mood of the "Roaring 20s" -
Lost Generation
The generation of writers resulting from the first World War, characterized by a disconnect between their values and the post-war America. -
Ernest Hemingway
American journalist and novelist, member of the "Lost Generation," released debut novel "the Sun Also Rises" in 1926 -
Herbert Hoover Elected
Herbert Hoover elected 31st president.
