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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.
Events from the year 1910 in the United States. ... (1890s–1920s) Lochner era (c. 1897–c. 1937) ... List of American films of 1910;
Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) Lochner era (c. 1897 – c. 1937) American Century (20th century) Great Migration (c. 1910 – c. 1940) World War I (c. 1914 – c. 1918) First Red Scare (1917–1920) Prohibition in the United States (1919–1933) Roaring Twenties (1920s) Jazz Age (1920s) Great Depression (1929–1939) Dust Bowl (1930–1936)
1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; ... Events from the year 1920 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government ... List of American films of 1920;
The 1910s (pronounced "nineteen-tens" often shortened to the "'10s" or the "Tens") was the decade that began on January 1, 1910, and ended on December 31, 1919. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th century.
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 ...
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 ...
1910 (United States) Chicago Clothing Workers' Strike occurred. [27] 1910 (United States) The 1910 Accident Reports Act was passed and a 10-hour work day and standardization of rates of pay and working conditions were won by the Railway Brotherhoods. Union membership topped 8 million workers in 1910. Rubble of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910