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Armed robbery and murder of two men during a payroll heist at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree Massachusetts. -
Broadcasting the Harding-Cox presidential election returns. -
Was created by local businessmen to benefit hotels, with a beauty contest -
Leased petroleum reserves designated for the Navy at Teapot Dome in Wyoming -
The event was a success with 260 athletes from 16 nations competing in 16 events across six sports. -
Tragedy novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. -
Started as an effort by the ACLU to challenge the constitutionality of a Tennessee law -
Completed the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, flying his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from New York to Paris. The flight covered approximately 3,600 miles and took 33.5 hours, overcoming conditions like icy weather and sleep deprivation. -
Considered the first feature-length "talkie" because it was the first film with synchronized dialogue. -
Was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang -
As investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day.