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women are able to vote
This was able because of the Nineteenth Amendment being passed. This made it so no state could deny a citizen the right to vote based on there sex. -
first radio brodcast of elections
This was the first radio brodcast of the electicions. The winning canadate Harding was anounced and people all over the east coast that had radio recievers were listening in. -
unidentified soldier tomb
The congress approved building a tomb for the unidentified soldier in the plaza of the new Memorial Amphitheater. They had a compretion to see who would design it and the architect Lorimer Rich won it. The sculpture was by Thomas Hudson Jones. -
teapot dome investigation
Democratic Senator John Kendrick set out a investigation against Albert B. Fall, U.S. Secretary of the Interior. He was found out that he sold the rights to drill on teapot dome. which was supposed to be a reserve for the u.s navy. He took kickbacks in return for selling it. Which he sold something that wasnt his. -
President Woodrow Wilson dies
This is the date that woodrow wilson dies. He was the 28th president of the united states. woodrow wilson had a stroke on October 2, 1919, This left him unable to use his left and side of his body and made him blind in his left eye. This was no reliesed to the public untill this date. -
first talking movie
This movie was produced by the warner brothers. This movie was directed by Alan Crosland. This was considered the death of silent movies. -
The Spirit of St. Louis
This was a plane flown by Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris. This was the first non-stop flight across the ocean to Parris. Charles Linbergh won a 25,000 reward. -
penicillin invented
In this time a scientist named alexander fleming realised that this mould could kill staphylococci. -
Penicillin was given its name
at this date penicillin was named its current name that we call it today. -
black tuesday
The market starts to crash.This was a 10 year down for the market.
"Anyone who bought stocks in mid-1929 and held onto them saw most of his or her adult life pass by before getting back to even."
This was said by Richard M. Salsman. The crash was due to all of the excessive spending.
