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1st Winter Olympics Held

  • Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder

    Yes, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested in May 1920 for the armed robbery and murder of two men at the Slater and Morrill shoe factory in South Braintree, Massachusetts, though the evidence against them was largely circumstantial and the trial was marked by prejudice against their Italian and anarchist backgrounds, resulting in their conviction and subsequent execution
  • KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh

    KDKA, the world's first commercial radio station, went on the air from Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920,
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding
  • 1st Miss American Pageant

    1st Miss American Pageant

    The first Miss America pageant was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 7–8, 1921.
  • The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    On March 19, 1925, Fitzgerald expressed enthusiasm for the title Under the Red, White, and Blue, but it was too late to change it at that stage. The novel was published as The Great Gatsby on April 10, 1925.
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial

    John Thomas Scopes, commonly known as the Scopes trial or Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case from July 10 to July 21
  • Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Charles Lindberg completes solo flight across the Atlantic

    Yes, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20–21, 1927
  • The jazz singer debuts

    The jazz singer debuts

    The Jazz Singer premiered on October 6, 1927, and is recognized as the first feature-length film to incorporate synchronized dialogue and music, effectively marking the beginning of the "talkie" era and the end of the silent film era.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929.
  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

    The Wall Street crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash in the United States which began in October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Exchange.