1920's Timeline

By TylerWB
  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
    Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with committing robbery and murder at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
    KDKA went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station on November 2, 1920.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    an American legal case from July 10 to July 21, 1925, in which a high school teacher, John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant
    Margaret Gorman was the first person to win the American pagent
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal
    a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
  • The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)

    The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
    a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held
    known as Chamonix 1924, was a winter multi-sport event that was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    published The Great Gatsby
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic
    Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history
  • Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)

    Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
    a major stock market crash in the United States which began in late October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and ended in mid-November