the roaring twenties timeline
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Updated: 6 Feb 2018
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Created byBrodie SPALDING
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November 2nd, 1920
first commercial radio broadcast aired
KDKA broadcasts the US presidential election from a shack in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOctober 6th, 1927
first talking picture released
the film the jazz singer was a smash box office
success for the mid-level studio,
earning a total of 2.625 million in the united states.
these films soon became known as talkies.1921
100,000 cars registered in Australia
with the introduction of factories,
cars were mass-produced and affordable to the public. with ford being
established in Australia car ownership was on the rise1922
car radios available for purchase
when purchasing a Chevrolet sedan
consumers had the choice of buying a Westinghouse
'two-step amplifying radio receiving set'.
the radio was valued a $200June 28th, 1919
after months of negotiations, the treaty of Versailles was signed
after months of negotiations at the Paris Peace
conference, the treaty officially
ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powersJune, 1925
ford and motor company est. in Australia
ford Australia was founded in Geelong,
Victoria, in an outpost of ford motor company of Canada, limited.
it's first products were model T's1920
the beginning of what would be known as the jazz age
developed predominantly by black musicians, the
jazz age was underway and was indirectly fuelled by
prohibition of alcohol.November 23rd, 1923
Australia's first live radio broadcast goes to air
2SB, Australia's first full-time radio station,
went to air at 8 pm in sydneyJanuary, 1918
the world is hit with the deadly flu pandemic known as the Spanish influenza
the deadly influenza infected 500 million people
across the world and killed 50 to 100 million of them
(3 to 5 percent of the world population), making it one of the most
deadliest natural disasters in human history1924
compulsory voting brought in for federal election
a new bill was passed in parliment making it
complusory for all australian citizens to vote in fedural elections.
the impact was immediate, with turnout at the 1925 election rising to over 91%1922
Vegemite spread is developed
Vegemite spread deputes as "pure vegetable extract".
it is not until 1923 is it renamed Vegemite after a national
competition is held to rename the productNovember 11th, 1929
Armistice signed signalling the end of ww1
Germany and the allies sign an armistice,
an agreement that ended
the fighting in western Europe. it went into effect at 11 am.October 29th, 1929
collapse of the new York exchange
known as black tuesday investors
traded some 16 million shares on the US stock exchange in a single day.
billions of dollars were lost,
wiping out thousands of investors and the stock prices fell completely.November 16th, 1920
Australia's first airline QANTAS is founded
QANTAS was founded in Winton,
Queensland on 16 as Queensland
and northern territory aerial services limited. the airline operated air
mail services subsidised by the Australian government,
linking rail heads in western Queensland.1921
the first woman Edith Cowan is elected to an Australian parliament
Edith Cowan was an Australian politician and
social campaigner. in 1920, western Australia
passed legislation allowing women to stand
for Parliament and at the age of 59, Cowan stood
for office
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