1927

Blog posts about events that occurred in 1927.

  • A headline from the October 18, 1927 edition of the Daily Times. It reads "Coal Mining Stops as Workers Quit."

    The Columbine Mine Massacre

    Overview Planning the Strike The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike marked an intense period in the state’s labor history. In August of 1927, leaders of the International Workers of the World…

  • A group of men bound by rope walk down the street with police officers escorting them.

    The Shanghai Massacre

    Overview The Shanghai Massacre of April 12, 1927, is an event that embodies the sheer chaos of political party rivalries in China during the 1920s and the potency of anti-communist…

  • Anti-Reform Sentiment and the Columbine Mine Massacre

    The 1927 Columbine Mine Massacre was part of a greater pattern of unsuccessful coal strikes in the 1920s. According to Lynn Dumenil’s book The Modern Temper, strikes were rare during…

  • China and International Anti-Communism in the 1920s

    The purging of communist leaders and supporters by the Chinese Nationalist Party in 1927 serves as a grim reminder of the intensity of anti-communist ideology during the 1920s, and the…

  • Understanding Metropolis

    When we think of the 1920s, the first things that come to mind are usually the jazz era, flappers, and the Great Depression. However, for Germany, the 1920s were different.…

  • The Jazz Singer

    Released on October 6th, 1927, The Jazz Singer was directed by Alan Crosland and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is also credited with changing the filmmaking landscape by…

  • Thomas Salmon (1875-1927): The New Psychiatrist

    With the death of Thomas Salmon, M.D. in a sailing accident on August 13, 1927, the mentally ill lost one of their most respected and influential advocates of that era.…

  • The Cristero War: Religious Conflict in 1920s Mexico

    Introduction Across the entire world, the 1920s served as a period of extensive change. Americans experienced the roaring prosperous twenties while Europeans reconstructed from World War I yet Mexico lived…

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Miss America: Religion and the Callback to Older Ideas of Femininity

    Miss America: Religion and the Callback to Older Ideas of Femininity

    In the 1920s, American culture was increasingly becoming more secularized, creating tensions between modernity and traditional religious values. The first “Miss America” pageants embodied these conflicts, as it became both…

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross: The New Woman and Politics

    Women’s lives had changed significantly from the late 19th century into the 1920s. They became more involved in politics and increasingly joined the workforce. This challenged the traditional ideas of…

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