What are some major events that happened in the 1920s?

Answer 1

On October 24th, 1929 the Stock Market began going down. After the first hour the prices had gone down at an amazing speed! Prices kept dropping and on October 29th, 1929 more than 16 million shares were sold, but by the end of the day ended up below their previous value and some became totally worthless. Most people became homeless all because of the stock market crash. The stock AT&T had gone from $304 to $197. America had celebrates for 8 years but everything was wasted in just a few weeks because of the stock market crash.

Answer 2

In the 1920s, major events included the end of World War I, the Roaring Twenties with its economic boom and cultural changes, the Jazz Age, women gaining the right to vote in the United States, the start of prohibition, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 that led to the Great Depression.