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Roosevelt Re-Elected
President Roosevelt gets re-elected for his second term -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment is ratified, meaning US Senators to be elected directly by the popular vote. -
First Woman in House of Representatives
Jeanette Ranking becomes the first woman to be elected to be in the US House of Representatives -
US enters WW1
in 1917 the US enters WW1 by declaring war on Germany after the sinking of multiple US boats. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashes and it is the beginning of The Great Depression. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Hawaii. US joins World War 2. -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Congress declares segregation in school to be unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act. -
Voting Rights Act
President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act which prohibits the discrimination of anyone who votes. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment is ratified lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. -
First Bombing in the World Trade Center
in 1993 a bomb exploded in the basement in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. 6 people died and more than 1,000 were injured. -
President Clinton Impeached
President Clinton was impeached after lying in his testimony in the Paula Jones lawsuit. He was also accused of lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky
