1920's

  • League of Nations

    League of Nations
    The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, ending the hostilities of the first World War.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    Women are given the right to vote
  • National Quota System

    National Quota System
    A national quota system on the amount of incoming immigrants is established by the United States Congress.
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal
    The Teapot Dome Scandal begins when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming.
  • Talkie

    Talkie
    The first sound on film motion picture Phonofilm is show in the Rivoli Theatre.
  • Winter Olympics

    Winter Olympics
    The first Winter Olympic Games are held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France.h
  • Telivision Invention

    Telivision Invention
    First success in the invention of television occurs by American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover
    Herbert Hoover wins election as President of the United States.
  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    Gangsters working for Al Capone kill seven rivals and citizens.