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The IBM Corporation
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries. -
18th Amendment goes into affect
Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol within the United States. -
The Palmer Raids arrest and deport over 6,000 suspected "radicals"
Palmer Raids, conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial concludes
Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for murder. A paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts, was shot and killed along with his guard -
19th Amendment ratified by Congress
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
Warren G. Harding is elected president
Republican Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in the 34th quadrennial presidential election on November 2, 1920. -
Radio station KDKA airs the first commercially broadcast program
On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast. 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. -
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaquiddick, New York, it is now headquartered in Midtown Manhattan -
Teapot Dome Scandal Uncovered
The "Teapot Dome scandal" was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921–1923 -
First game in newly built Yankee Stadium
In the newly built Yankee Stadium, the Yankees played the Boston Red Socks, and the Yankees won the game with a score of 4-1. -
Warren G. Harding Death
Warren G. Harding suffered from a heart attack and passed away on August 2, 1923. -
Calvin Coolidge is elected president
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States in 1923, after the death of Warren G. Harding. -
Adolf Hitler failed attempt to overthrow the German government
Adolf Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954 -
The National Origins Act is passed limiting immigration
Congress passed a discriminatory immigration law that restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and practically excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entry into the United States. (358,000 to 164,000) -
First Winter Olympic
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. -
George Gershwin releases "Rhapsody in Blue"
A musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. -
Langston Hughes published first set of poems in his The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes wrote “The Weary Blues” in 1925 during Prohibition and the Harlem Renaissance. -
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a 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"
The "Mein Kampf" is a 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 Trail Dayton, TN
Nationally-Famous Tennessee court case that upheld a state law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools. -
Gertrude Ederle (First woman to swim the English Channel)
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. She became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves" -
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. -
Charles Lindbergh makes first non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight
Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis near Paris. Completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean -
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. -
First Film with sound "the Jazz Singer" Debuts
The first feature length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several isolated sequences. -
The Holland Tunnel (NYC to NJ)
The longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world. The Holland Tunnel is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey. -
Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945. -
Herbert Hoover is elected president
The presidential election of 1928 was the 36th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1928. Republican Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Al Smith of New York. -
Mickey Mouse first appearance (Steamboat Willie)
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. -
Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang were murdered on Valentine's Day. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park garage on the morning of Valentine's Day, where they were made to line up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants. -
Stock Market Crash
When the Stock Market crashed, it wiped out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. When it crashed in 1929, it didn't happen in one day, the most significant events started on Black Tuesday, October 24, 1929. On that day, nearly 13 million shares of stock were traded. -
Amelia Earhart attempts to fly around the world
In March 1937, Amelia Earhart flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs. In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator -
The Ford Motor Company (40 hour work week)
The Ford Motor Company advanced the idea in 1914, when it scaled back from a 48-hour to a 40-hour workweek after founder Henry Ford believed that too many hours were bad for workers' productivity.
