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The Great Mississippi Flood
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 strikes 700,000 people in the greatest natural disaster in American history at that time. It last from April 22 through May 5, 1927. -
President Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge announced that he will not run for president in 1928. -
Senate Makeup
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House Makeup
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1st Session
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"Pineapple Primary"
The U.S. Republican Party primary elections in Chicago are preceded by assassinations and bombings. -
Flood Control Act (FCA)
The FCA gave the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission to design and construct projects for the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries as well as the Sacramento River in California. -
Merchant Marine Act
The Merchant Marine Act was an attempt to stimulate private shipbuilding in the United States and to financially assist the merchant marine in being competitive in the emerging global market. -
Capper-Ketchum Act
The Capper-Ketchum Act officially recognized and provided matching funds to States to create "4-H Clubs" for demonstration work to enable counties to hire youth and home agents. -
Reed Jenkins Act
The Reed Jenkins Act repealed previous acts that provided federal funds for Americanization programs supporting Native American schools, educational experimentation agencies, and Native agency farms. -
First Woman To Cross Atlantic Ocean
Ameliea Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean (she succeeds the next day). Wilmer Stultz was the pilot. -
US Troops
The United States recalls its troops from China. -
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Boulder Canyon Project Act
The Boulder Canyon Project Act gave Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, the access to construct the Boulder Dam, now known as the Hoover Dam. -
The Color Title Act
The Color Title Act authorizes the issuance of patent not to exceed160 acres of public lands held under claim or color of title of either of the two classes upon payment of the sale price of the land. -
Migratory Bird Conservation Act
The Migratory Bird Conservation Act created the United States Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) to consider and approve any areas of land and/or water for purchase or rental by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. And also fixed the price or prices at which such areas may be purchased or rented. -
Increased Penalties Act
The Increased Penalties Act limited the punishment for subjects convicted for the illegal manufacture, sale, transportation, importation, or exportation of intoxicating liquor so that fines didn't exceed $10,000 or imprisonment didn't exceed five years, or both.
