Events
18th Amendment (Jan 16, 1919)
The 18th Amendment
made the manufacture,
sale, and transportation
of alcohol illegal. However,
it did not outlaw drinking
or possession of it. It ended
up causing many illegal
operations to pop up, selling
alcohol. It was repealed in
1933.Credit (1920)19th Amendment
(Aug 18, 1920)Tulsa Massacre
(May 31, 1921 - Jun 1, 1921)
After a young African American man
was accused of assaulting a woman
in an elevator, newspaper articles
are released suggesting a lynching.
African American military veterans
come to his aid, and a shot is fired
accidentally. Chaos begins, black
people are killed in the streets, and
incendiary agents are dropped from
planes on their town. Everything is
burnt to the ground and the town
never recovered fully.First successful heart valve surgery
(1923)
The first sucessful heart valve surgery
was performed by Eliott Cutler. It was
performed on a 12-year old girl with
rheumatic mitral stenosis. Though it
was acclaimed as a milestone of
medical prowess, the surgery's
mortality rate was too high to be
effective.Inaguration of Calvin Coolidge (Aug 3, 1923)Dawes Plan (1924)Scopes Monkey Trial (Jul 10 - 21, 1925)
John T. Scopes, a high school teacher
was accused of teaching human
evolution. He incriminated himself to
draw publicity. In the end, he was
found guilty and was charged $100.Creation of Route 66
(Nov 11, 1926)First nonstop flight from New York to Paris
(May 20 - 21, 1927)Black Tuesday (Oct 29, 1929)
Black Tuesday was the final of three crashes
in the stock market. Black Thursday and
Black Monday came before, but the market
was able to recover. After black Tuesday,
however, the market continued to suffer
until it reached a low point in the Great
Depression.Emergency Quota Act
(May 19, 1921)
The Emergency Quota Act
was passed when
immigration began to
drastically increase. It
established a quota
system which created a
maximum number of
immigrants that
could come from
different countries
each year. It was revised in
1924 to limit new
immigrants to be
equivalent to 2% of the
existing population of their
nationals in the US.Periods
Red Scare
Jan 21, 1919
Apr 1, 1919Teapot Dome Scandal
1921-1923
Comments