1. 1920s

2. 1920- “Red Scare” – State Department rounds up hundreds of suspected communists and jails them First commercial radio broadcasts

3. 1922- Hitler attempts a government overthrow “Putsch”, fails and is jailed

4. 1924- Red Grange- Illinois halfback dominates college football Women governors in Wyoming and Texas

6. 1925- Scopes “Monkey Trial”- over teaching of evolution in Tennessee high school

7. 1927-Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees Charles Lindberg- solo trans-Atlantic flight aboard Sprirt of St. Louis Henry Ford introduces “Model A”

8. Babe Ruth

9. “Lucky” Lindberg

10. 1929- Chicago’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre shocks the nation October- Stock market crashes, marking the start of the ___________

11. Al Capone ordered murders of 7 men, although target (“Bugs Moran”) escapes

12. Hit men were arrested, but 2 were killed before trial