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Charles Linbergh
makes the first sols nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane -
Harding for President
Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. -
Harding signs peace
He signs resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany. -
Harding dies
President Harding dies suddenly. He is succeeded by his vice president, Calvin Coolidge. -
Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome scandal breaks, as Senate launches an investigation into improper leasing of naval oil reserves during Harding administration. -
Cooliege
Coolidge's second inauguration. -
Evolution in public schools
Tennessee passes a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools. -
Scopes monkey trial
This sets the stage for the Scopes Monkey Trial. -
Hoover for President
Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president. -
Beginning of the Great depression
Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression. -
National anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem. -
Hattie
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband. She is reelected in 1932 and 1938. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman. -
20th
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. -
New Deal
New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress. -
21th
Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition. -
Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration is established. -
Bureau of Investigation
Bureau of Investigation (established 1908) becomes the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover -
Social Security Act is passed.
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F. Roosevelt's second inauguration.
F. Roosevelt's second inauguration. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
June 25
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour. -
World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict.
World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict. -
Here we go again
F. Roosevelt's third inauguration. He is the first and only president elected to a third term.