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19th Amendment ratified
The women’s suffrage movement began during the reconstructive era. The nineteeenth amendment is very similar to the fourteenth, the only difference being that the nineteenth stated that you couldn’t deny the right to vote based on sex, the fourteenth stated you couldn’t deny voting based on race. The amendment was passed by Congress in 1919 and ratified in 1920. -
Sacco-Venzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Bartelomeo Vanzetti were Italian-born American men who were accused of a crime. They were accused of murdering a guard and playmaster during an armed robbery in April of 1920. It is believed that they may have not actually committed any crimes but they were Italian American anarchists and people thought they did because at the time we were very against immigrants. -
President Harding died
Warren Harding, America’s 29th president, was the sixth to pass away in office. He suddenly passed away in the night and it’s commonly believed that he had either a stroke or heart attack. He was staying in a hotel in San Francisco at the time. -
Immigration Act of 1924
This act limited the annual number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. to 2% of the number of American citizens that year. This lowered the amount by 1% from the previous 3% allowed because of the emergency quota act of 1921. -
First Elected Woman Governer
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman governer ever elected in America. She was a Democrat governor of Wyoming. She was sworn in in place of her husband who was the previous governer but, since he passed away, they had to replace him. -
Scopes trial
John Scopes was a school teacher who was teaching students about human evolution, which violated Tennessee's Butler Act. Some religious people were offended by this because they believe that god created humans, not that we came from apes. So, as a result of this issue John Scopes was fined $100 and now teachers have to clarify that evolution is a theory, not a fact. -
Klansmen March
The second Ku Klux Klan rose in 1915. It grew in popularity but was still seen as a bad thing. The KKK marched down Pennsylvania ave. but it started to rain so they left. -
The Jazz Singer premieres
The Jazz Singer was the first feature-length motion picture with a music score, lip syncing, and some speech. It was directed by Alan Crosland and starred Al Jonson and May McAvoy. Darryl F. Zanuck won an Honorary Academy Award for producing this film. -
Steamboat Willie premieres
Steamboat Willie was the first animation featuring Mickey Mouse. It was a short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound, which included character sounds and music. -
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The roaring twenties came to a halt in October of 1929 with the stock market crashing. During the twenties business was booming but then suddenly it was all over. This stock market crash was a huge cause for the Great Depression.
