This is a collaborative TL with one POD: that Richard Nixon dies of Tuberculosis at the age of 12 in 1925. After the initial POD (which will be left ambiguous, simple starting as '1925') anything is fair game. We will cover one decade per week, with the 1920s, as a half-decade, ending on Sunday with the beginning of the 1930s. No further events will be accepted afterwards with the close of the decade, and those will be compiled at the end of the week by yours truly. Please limit yourself to five events per post.
The Twenties (1925-1930)
1925: Richard Nixon, a twelve year old boy living in Yorba Linda, California is reported dead by way of Tuberculosis in the local press.
(POD)
January 21, 1925 :
John Washington Butler , a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, slips on his way into the entrance of the state house, killing him instantly thanks to a blow to the head. As a result,
a piece of legislation that Butler was poised to introduce never makes it to the floor...
March 4, 1925 : Calvin Coolidge begins his first full term as President of the United States, having defeated Democrat John Davis and Progressive Bob La Follette in the 1924 Presidential Election. His inaugural is the first to be broadcast on radio.
April 10, 1925 : F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark work,
Under Red, White, and Blue is published. Warner Brothers pictures indicates interest in making a film version of the popular novel...
October 6, 1927 : Warner Bros. Pictures releases the first 'talkie', that is, motion picture to utilize recorded sound. The movie, a film version of Fitzgerald's
Under Red, White, and Blue breaks movie sales records and heightens the already growing trend toward moviegoing in the United States...
June 12-15, 1928 : Calvin Coolidge is nominated by the Republican Party for a second term in office; Vice President Charles G. Dawes of Illinois is defeated for renomination by Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis with the backing of the progressive wing of the Republican Party. Coolidge and Curtis reaffirm the Republican Party's commitment to fiscal conservatism, protective tariffs, and small government.