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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 went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station on November 2, 1920. -
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
Margaret Gorman was the first person to win the American pagent -
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)
a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. -
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
F. Scott Fitzgerald
published The Great Gatsby -
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 A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history -
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