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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. -
Austria and Germany
He signs resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany. -
Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome scandal breaks, as Senate launches an investigation into improper leasing of naval oil reserves during Harding administration. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis. -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president. -
Great Depression
Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart completes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman. -
Twentieth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution, sometimes called the “Lame Duck Amendment,” is ratified, moving the president's inauguration date from March 4 to Jan. 20. -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president. -
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New Deal
New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress. -
Twenty-First Amendment
Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour.