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Shelly Manne, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 1984) June 12 Dave Berg, cartoonist (died 2002) Jim Siedow, actor (died 2003) William Woodward, Jr., banker and racehorse owner (mariticide 1955) June 22 Paul Frees, voice actor (died 1986) Jack Karwales, American football player (died 2004) Walt Masterson, baseball pitcher (died 2008)
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.
Timeline of 20th century events related to Children's Rights in the U.S. in chronological order; Date Parties Event 1900 Organizations "The total number of societies in the United States for the protection of children, or children and animals, was 161." [14] 1901 Juvenile Protective Association
Adams, James Truslow, ed. Dictionary of American History (5 Vols. 1940) Kutler, Stanley I. ed. Dictionary of American History (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003) Martin, Michael. Dictionary of American History (Littlefield, Adams 1989) Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L.
1920 (United States) Clothing Workers' Lockout occurred. [30] 2 January 1920 (United States) The U.S. Bureau of Investigation began carrying out the nationwide Palmer Raids. View of Matewan, West Virginia. Matewan Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, was the site of the Battle of Matewan in May 1920 during a coal miners' strike.
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 ...
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 ...
July 17: Death of John Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist, clarinettist and composer. August 8: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) founded. May 26: The Beatles release their landmark album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. October 21: The March on the Pentagon becomes a major event in public opposition to the Vietnam War