1920s. 1920- “red scare” – state department rounds up hundreds of suspected communists and...
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Timeline1920s
1920- “Red Scare” – State Department rounds up hundreds of suspected communists and jails them
First commercial radio broadcasts
1922- Hitler attempts a government overthrow “Putsch”, fails and is jailed
1924- Red Grange- Illinois halfback dominates college football
Women governors in Wyoming and Texas
1925- Scopes “Monkey Trial”- over teaching of evolution in Tennessee high school
1927-Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees
Charles Lindberg- solo trans-Atlantic flight aboard Sprirt of St. Louis
Henry Ford introduces “Model A”
Babe Ruth
“Lucky” Lindberg
1929- Chicago’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre shocks the nation
October- Stock market crashes, marking the start of the ___________
Al Capone ordered murders of 7 men, although target (“Bugs Moran”) escapes
Hit men were arrested, but 2 were killed before trial
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