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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 ...
March 4, 1925 – President Coolidge begins full term, Dawes becomes the 30th vice president 1925 – Scopes Trial , whose outcome found that the teaching of evolution in the classroom "does not violate church and state or state religion laws but instead, merely prohibits the teaching of evolution on the grounds of intellectual disagreement"
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Events from the year 1920 in the United States. Incumbents ... English-born U.S. Ambassador to France (died 1997) March 27 ...
Felix the Big Game Hunter (February 22, 1920) Wrecking a Romeo (March 7, 1920) Felix the Food Controller (April 11, 1920) Felix the Pinch Hitter (April 18, 1920) Foxy Felix (May 16, 1920) A Hungry Hoodoo (June 6, 1920) The Great Cheese Robbery (June 13, 1920) Felix and the Feed Bag (July 18, 1920) Nifty Nurse (August 22, 1920) The Circus ...
September: Japan invades Manchuria, part of the chain of events leading to the start of World War II. October 5 : Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. complete the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean in their plane, Miss Veedol , in 41½ hours.
1920s: The Spanish Flu. In the fall of 1918, a mutated version of the virus that claimed its first victims in the spring made its way around the world, causing the death rate to escalate quickly ...
5–30 April – 1920 blind march, a protest march of 250 blind men from across Britain to London. 10 April – West Bromwich Albion win the Football League title for the first time. [4] 20 April–12 September – Great Britain and Ireland compete at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and win 15 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals.
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