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Key Events in 1920s American History

The 1920s saw many significant events, including the ratification of the 18th Amendment prohibiting alcohol, women gaining the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, and the stock market crash of 1929 that marked the beginning of the Great Depression. Key cultural milestones included Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, Babe Ruth breaking his home run record, and the premiere of Steamboat Willie introducing Mickey Mouse. The decade also witnessed the rise of mass production and urbanization in the United States.

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Key Events in 1920s American History

The 1920s saw many significant events, including the ratification of the 18th Amendment prohibiting alcohol, women gaining the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, and the stock market crash of 1929 that marked the beginning of the Great Depression. Key cultural milestones included Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, Babe Ruth breaking his home run record, and the premiere of Steamboat Willie introducing Mickey Mouse. The decade also witnessed the rise of mass production and urbanization in the United States.

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History Timeline of the 1920s

January 29th, 1919: The Eighteenth Amendment was ratified,


prohibiting the sale of alcohol nationwide.
1920: The United States Census reports that more people live in urban
areas than rural areas.
January 8th, 1920: The Great Steel Strike of 1919 ends with capitulation
by the steelworkers.
April 1920: Overproduction in cotton causes a collapse in cotton prices,
leading to many cotton farmers living in near depression conditions
until the late 1930s.
August 18th ,1920: The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified, granting
women the right to vote.
November 2nd, 1920: Socialist Eugene Debs runs for presidency, from
prison, and gains over 900,000 votes.
October 1921: The first ever broadcasted World Series is broadcasted on
radio, Yankees vs. New York Giants.
1923: The Yankee stadium is built, named The House that Ruth Built.
January 9th, 1924: The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company
surpasses $1 billion.
April 1925: Fitzgerald Gatsby publishes The Great Gastby.
May 21st, 1927: Charles Lindbergh makes the very first transatlantic
flight, taking 30 hours to complete.
September 30th, 1927: Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run, breaking his
own record of 59, that will hold for more than 30 years.
November 18th, 1928:

Steamboat Willie premiers, marking the new era


of digital animation, and introducing Mickey Mouse.
December 14th, 1929: The date of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, Al
Capones gang kills six of their rival gang.
October, 1929: The stock market crashes, signaling the onset of the Great
Depression.

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