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1927 BCE
Charles Lindbergh's Trans-Atlantic Flight
n May 21, 1927, the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh was just 25 years old when he completed the trip. -
Model-T
Henry Ford developed the mass-produced automobile, which sold at an affordable price. It pioneered the use of the assembly line. -
President Harding's Return to Normalcy
In the 1920 presidential election, Republican nominee Warren G Harding campaigned on the promise of a "return to normalcy," which would mean a return to conservative values and a turning away from President Wilson's internationalism. -
Harlem Renaissance
A period of African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished such as the poetry produced by Langston Hughes. -
Red Scare
Caused hysteria and Intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas in America. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Harding Administration secret leasing of oil-rich public land to private companies in return for money and land. Public angry because of corruption in government. -
Joseph Stalin Leads USSR
Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. -
scopes "Monkey" Trial
The trial pitted the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution against teaching Bible creationism in schools. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, as it is now called, was the culmination of a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran. -
Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"
Black Tuesday was the fourth and last day of the stock market crash of 1929. It took place on October 29, 1929. Investors traded a record 16.4 million shares. They lost $14 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, worth $206 billion in 2019 dollars.
