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KDKA went on the air from Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920, becoming the world's first commercially licensed radio station. The station aired the returns of the Harding-Cox presidential election on its inaugural broadcast, a landmark event that proved the power of broadcast radio and launched the industry's growth -
The Teapot Dome scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding. -
Miss America 1921 known as the first Miss America pageant, at its start in 1921, an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey -
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924, as an International Winter Sports Week before being retroactively designated as the first Olympic Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1926. The event featured 258 athletes from 16 nations competing in 16 events across nine disciplines, including figure skating, ice hockey, and ski jumping. -
Yes, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20–21, 1927 -
Yes, Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20–21, 1927
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The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson and directed by Alan Crosland, premiered on October 6, 1927