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The 18th Amendment ( Volstead Act / National Prohibition Act ) goes into force at the beginning of the decade which in turn leads to increased black market alcohol that is sold in speakeasies and run by mobsters who pay off local politicians
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Nineteenth Amendment To The Constitution ratified giving women the right to vote
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The Communist Party of China is created.
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Gandhi preached for mass civil disobedience, non-violence and peaceful resistance against British Rule in India and British Authorities sentenced him to six years' imprisonment.
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The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is formed and financed by a Post Office license fee of 10 shillings, payable by anyone owning a radio receiver.
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King Tutankhamun's Tomb is opened by Howard Carter
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Insulin is mass-produced for the treatment of diabetes.
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The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held
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The classic novel "The Great Gatsby" is published by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald
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John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of a television
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Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
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Walt Disney's famous Mickey Mouse cartoon character appears for the first time in "Steamboat Willie."
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929 started the period of The Great Depression
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The popular cartoon character "Betty Boop" makes her debut in "Dizzy Dishes."
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Disney introduces the character of "Donald Duck" in the animated short "The Little Wise Hen."
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Margaret Mitchell's epic Civil War novel "Gone With the Wind" is published.
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The first public television broadcasts begin in London.
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The very first "Superman" comic is issued by Action Comics.
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Orson Welles' radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds is broadcast.
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The World's Fair opens in New York.
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The beloved film starring Judy Garland "The Wizard of Oz" premieres.