US History 1920's

  • The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

    The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
    It ended the hostilities of World War I
  • Period: to

    1920s

  • A national quota system

    A national quota system
    The US had a quota system getitng a total of the number of immigrants.
  • Insulin

    Insulin
    a hormone that was discovered in dogs which was used to treat diabetes
  • The Scopes Trial

    The Scopes Trial
    John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution
  • Calvin Coolidge wins his first election as President

    Calvin Coolidge wins his first election as President
    He won with the Republican side.
  • Radiovision is born

    Radiovision is born
    synchronized pictures and sound for five miles from Anacostia to Washington, D.C
  • The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast

    It had made its first debut
  • Martin Luther King is born

    Martin Luther King is born
    The future civil rights leader
  • The Teapot Dome scandal comes to a close

    The Teapot Dome scandal comes to a close
    Albert B. Fall, the former Secretary of the Interior, is convicted of accepting a $100,000 bribe for leasing the Elk Hills naval oil reserve
  • Blue Tuesday

    Blue Tuesday
    Black Tuesday was a name given to the day the stock market crashed and everyone who had stocks lost everything.
  • First success in the invention of television

    First success in the invention of television
    The first television was invented and had a patent on it 3 years later