1920s timeline

  • The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.Prohibition begins.

    The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted.
    Prohibition any united states citizn denid the right to vote men or wemon.congress has the power to enforce this statement
  • KDKA in Pittsburgh

    The KDKA in Pittsburgh was the recreated of the first comrnercial radio broadcaster.Frank Conrad of Wilkinsburg was Assistant Chief Engineer of Westinghouse Electric.there were only four men
  • Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act.

    the Congress enacts Emergency Quota Act. restricted immigration to inter the untird states ,The act meant that only people of Northern Europe who had similar cultures to that of America were likely to get in.
  • The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop.

    the The boll weevil ruins more than 85 percent of the South’s cotton crop. cotton was one of the most valuable crops in the agricultural South and it was attact by the seemimg indestructible.new beetle known as the boll weevil
  • The stock market begins its spectacular rise.National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.

    The stock market begins its spectacular rise.National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act.
    The stock market begins its spectacular rise.
    National Origins Act replaces Emergency Quota Act. it restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and practically excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entry into the United States
  • Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.

    Ku Klux Klan members stage a major march through Washington, D.C.Scopes trial takes place in Dayton, Tennessee.
    Interest in the Ku Klux Klan increased as immigrants continued to enter the United States.
    With more than five million members, the Klan marched to show its strength.
  • Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”

    Langston Hughes publishes “The Weary Blues.”
    The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes’ first published book, showed an African-American life through poetry. It became a major example of the Harlem Renaissance.
  • Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic

    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic
    Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.
    Charles Lindbergh flies across the Atlantic,he flyes non stop to new york to paris then from paris to new york.he compled the first s ride across the atlanic ocen by his shelf
  • Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president

    Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president
    Herbert Hoover is elected U.S. president in 1928 ,he was the 31st presdient of theb united states of america took office in 1929.economy went into the great depression