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Prohibition
The prohibitoon was a nationwide ban on the sales and import of alcoholic drinks, which lasted from the early 1920's and 1930's. This era lead to more organized crimes including people called bootleggers to illegally sell alcohol. -
The 19th amendment was ratified
The 19th amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. This amendment granted woman the right to vote. The right for citizens to vote was then not to be denied on the account of gender. -
Tomb of King Tut Discovered
A staircase Found by Egyptologist Howard Carters benefactor, Lord Carnarvon was The tomb of Turankhamun more than 3,000 year later. Many jewles and gold was found along side it. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
Science teacher John Thomas Scopes was prosecuted after teaching students the theory of evolution because the state law prohibited such teaching due to it's defiance of bibibal beliefes. The jury ruled against scopes and he was forced to pay a $100 fine. -
Numbered Highway system
To accompany the modern interstate highway system The federal government introduced a national highway numbering system to standardize roads and help locals and outsiders to get there way without getting lost This made it very easy for car owners to travel from city to city efficiently, -
Steamboat Willie
Walt Disney's, first animation to star Micky Mouse, Steamboat Willie animation took its debut at Colony Theater in New York. This was also the first american cartoon with synchronized sound. -
Stock Market Crash
In 1929 wall street investors traded around 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a single day. This resulted in billions of dollars to be lost, wiping out thousands of investors. -
Empire State Building
In 1931, President Herbert Hoover inaugurated the completion of the Empire State Building on May day. It became the tallest building of it's time. The building incuded 86 storys and took just 13 months to build. -
FDR Elected
When the great depression sent milions of americans to be forced to find jobs where ever they could newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would start a weekly fireside chat to inform eager americans of daily information and decisions. This acted as guidence for many americans listening on their radios. -
FDR's New Deal
The new deal was a program to bring about immediate economic relief as well as reforms in industry, argiculture. finiance, and housing. The new deal embraced the concept of a government regulated economy aimed to achieve a balance between conflicting economic interests.