The 1920s

Explore 1388 historical events from 1920–1929.

1925

Francis S

Francis Sherman Currey was a United States Army technical sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic …

Francis S

1925

Cara Williams, American actress (died 2021)

Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She was best known for her role as Billy's mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy…

Cara Williams, American actress (died 2021)

1925

William H

William Hillman Shockley was an American engineer, photographer, and botanist. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shockley worked as a mining engineer…

William H

1925

Thomas R

Thomas Riley Marshall was the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well…

Thomas R