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1920 – First radio broadcasts, by KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit; 1920 – Volstead Act; 1920 – Esch–Cummins Act; 1920 – Economy collapses. The Depression of 1920–21 begins. 1920 – National Football League is formed; 1920 – 1920 U.S. presidential election: Warren G. Harding elected president, and Calvin Coolidge vice president.
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
May 1 – 1920 Major League Baseball season: The Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves play to a 1–1 tie in 26 innings, recording the longest single game in MLB history. May 2 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1920s: Finance. America's wealth more than doubled in the years between 1920 and '29. Most of this wealth funneled into finance and industry, but enough trickled down to low-level employees to let ...
June – August: Soviet forces launch Operation Bagration on the Eastern Front, the biggest defeat in German military history. July 20: Adolf Hitler survives the 20 July plot to assassinate him led by Claus von Stauffenberg. August 19 – 25: Liberation of Paris. September 19: The Continuation War ends.
Going back a century in time, the Motor City was experiencing a period of significant growth and prosperity, largely due to the booming auto industry.
1920 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1920, the ...
In the 1920s, you could buy a pair of pajamas for $1.00, and a woman’s skirt for just a little bit more – between $1.20 and $1.75. You could have two men’s suits pressed for $1.00.