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Events from the year 1920 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government President: ... Helen Thomas, American author, news service reporter, ...
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 ...
October 1920 events in North America (1 C, 1 P) November 1920 events in North America (1 C, 1 P) December 1920 events in North America (2 C) C.
1920 events in the United States by month (9 C) N. 1920 American novels (17 P) P. 1920 in American politics (3 C, 4 P) S. 1920 in American sports (16 C, 7 P)
The American Expeditionary Force Siberia, August 15, 1918 – April 1, 1920 The American Expeditionary Force North Russia , September 4, 1918 – August 5, 1919 The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, January 29, 1919
The 1920s saw dramatic innovations in American political campaign techniques, based especially on new advertising methods that had worked so well selling war bonds during World War I. Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, the Democratic Party candidate, made a whirlwind campaign that took him to rallies, train station speeches, and formal addresses ...
1920 events in North America by month (13 C) / 1920 disestablishments in North America (2 C, 1 P) 1920 establishments in North America (6 C) C. 1920 in Canada (8 C, 4 P)