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IBM Corporation is Founded
IBM was founded. It started as CTR but was renamed to IBM in 1924. -
Palmer Raids
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted during the First Red Scare by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected radical leftists. -
18th Amendment goes into effect
The 18th amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution. This unpopular amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. -
League of Nations is founded
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. -
19th Amendment is ratified
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
Station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast (a term coined by Conrad himself). They chose that date because it was election day, and the power of radio was proven when people could hear the results of the Harding-Cox presidential race before they read about it in the newspaper. -
Warren G. Harding elected President
Harding was the 29th president of the United States. He was popular but lost this popularity due to many scandals. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
The authorities concluded that the behavior of Sacco and Vanzetti meant that the men were guilty of something—presumably the payroll murders. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti for the South Braintree murders was held in Dedham, Massachusetts. -
Readers Digest is founded
DeWitt Wallace started the magazine while he was recovering from shrapnel wounds received in World War I. He started it to collect various articles from other sources and combine them into one magazine. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal is uncovered
During the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet, is found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. -
First game in the newly built Yankee Stadium is played
In the historic first game, the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1. -
President Warren G. Harding dies
Harding dies of a heart attack -
President Calvin Coolidge is elected president
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States. -
Adolf Hitler fails at overthrowing the German government (Beer Hall Putsch)
Approximately two thousand Nazis were marching to the Feldherrnhalle, in the city center, when they were confronted by a police cordon, which resulted in the death of 16 Nazis and four police officers. -
Nation Origins Act is passed
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
George Gerschwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. -
First Winter Olympics are held
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. -
Ellis Island closes
Ellis Island was an immigration point into the United States that processed 12 million immigrants from 1892 to 1924. -
The Great Gatsby is published
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. -
Adolf Hitler publishes "Mein Kampf"
Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes is accused of violating the Butler law in Tennessee by teaching human evolution. The trial was a publicity stunt for Dayton, Tennessee. -
Ford Motor Company introduces a 40 hour work week
Ford wrote in a statement, "It is high time to rid ourselves of the notion that leisure for workmen is either lost time or a class privilege." -
Langston Hughes published his first set of poems in his "The Weary Blues"
"The Weary Blues" is a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hughes. -
Gertrude Ederle is the first woman to swim the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. -
The Great Mississippi Flood
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles inundated up to a depth of 30 feet. -
First non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Charles Lindbergh, in his plane "Spirit of St. Louis", made the first flight across the Atlantic ocean from Long Island, New York to Paris, France. -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in a season -
The Holland Tunnel opens
The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River. It connects Manhattan in New York City, New York, to the east, and Jersey City, New Jersey, to the west. -
The first film with sound "The Jazz Singer" debuts
The movie used Warner Brothers' Vitaphone sound-on-disc technology to reproduce the musical score and sporadic episodes of synchronized speech. -
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin
Fleming discovered Penicillin when returning from holiday. He noticed that there was no bacterial growth in his mold petri dish. -
Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance
Mickey Mouse debuted publicly in the short film Steamboat Willie. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
In Lincoln Park, Chicago, five members of the North Side gang and two others were lined up in a garage and killed by four assailants. -
Herbert Hoover is elected President
Hoover had many campaigns, which were overshadowed by the Great Depression. -
Stock Market Crash
Called "Black Tuesday", the stock market crash of 1929 lasted until October 24, 1929 when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange dropped. -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
Left from Miami with Fred Noonan as her navigator, she lost communication in July.
