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1920s Timeline

By James Wimsatt
  • Arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti

    Arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti

    Sacco and Vanzetti are arrested, and later killed, for a robbery. One that they likely didn’t commit.
  • KDKA’s First Broadcast from Pittsburgh

    KDKA’s First Broadcast from Pittsburgh

    The first ever commercial broadcast in the United States.
  • Miss America 1921

    Miss America 1921

    First Miss America beauty pageant.
  • 1st Winter Olympics Held

    1st Winter Olympics Held

    First Winter Olympics of the modern Olympics.
  • Publishing of The Great Gatsby

    Publishing of The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    Legal case over the teaching of evolution in schools.
  • Charles Lindbergh completes first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean

    Charles Lindbergh completes first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean

    Charles Lindbergh flies solo, no-stop, across the Atlantic Ocean.