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The United Stated. 1920-1929
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New President: Warren Harding
Warren Harding is elected as the president of the United States. What he mainly proposed was to go back to the “good old days” by the ratification of the peace treaties. -
The First Miss America
The first Miss America contest is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is won by Margaret Gorman. -
The Armaments Congress ends.
The Five Power Disarmament Treaty was signed between the major world powers of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States, to limit naval construction, outlaw poison gas, restrict submarine attacks on merchant fleets and respect China's sovereignty -
Time Magazine borns
Time Magazine is published for the first time. -
IBM is founded.
The IBM corporation is founded. -
Chemestry developments.
Robert H. Goddard (scientific) demonstrated the viability of the first liquid fueled rockets with his test in Auburn, Massachusetts. His first test went pretty well, the rocket flew one hundred and eighty-four feet over 2.5 seconds. -
The First Flight to the North Pole
Piolot Floyd Bennett, with Richard Evelyn Byrd as his navigator, flew a three-engine monoplane to the North Pole for the first time. They were awarded the Medal of Honor for their achievement. -
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
The first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse on film occurs with the release of the animated short film, "Plane Crazy". -
The first women flying over the Ocean
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
St. Valentines Day goes bad
Gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivals in the act known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre at Chicago, Illinois, during Saint Valetine's Day. -
"The Black Tuesday"
This is one of the most important days for the United States of America because it was the day when the "Great Depression" started. The American Stock Market presented relevant numbers that marked the beginning of the huge ecomic crisis Americans were about to face.
