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The 18th Amendment
U.S. adds the 18th amndment to the Constitution launching the Prohibition Era, meaning the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol is illegal. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth is traded to the Yankees from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes a teacher believes in the teaching of evolution and America set the Ark Evolution Law forbiding the teaching of evolution. W.J. Bryan takes Scopes to court to send him to jail for this crime. Bryan succeeds and Scopes is sent to jail. -
Iron Lung
The Iron Lung is used for the first time in Bostons Children Hospital. -
Election of 1928
Herbert Hoover (Republican) VS. Al Smith (Democrat) Hoover wins the election with 444 Electoral votes. -
The Begining of the Great Depression
Taxes are raised to 90% of income, key industries begin losing profit, and housing declines, are all some causes of the depression but there really wasn't only one main reason. America's stock market began to crash making it hard for anyone to make profit and banks started to decline makiing almost everyone in the country poor and causing no belief in the dollar system. -
Diesel Engines
The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed from Indiana to New York. -
Mickey Mouse
The first Mickey Mouse comic strip becomes published. -
Frozen Food
The first frozen foods of Clarence Birdseye go on sale in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Rebellion in India
The Chittagong Rebellion begins in India. -
RFC Begins
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation begins operations in Washington, D.C. -
FBI Crime Lab
In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory opens. -
Bruno Haupymann Case
The trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., begins in Flemington, New Jersey. -
Solo Flight from Hawaii to California
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. -
Hoover Dam
Construction of Hoover Dam is completed. -
Nazi Germany Makes Move into Rhineland
In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Nazi Germany reoccupies the Rhineland. -
St. Patricks Day Flood
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffers the worst flooding in its history. -
Election of 1936
U.S. presidential election, 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon. -
Continental Air Record
Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. -
The Great Depression Ends
America starts rebuilding its economy once again. -
WWII Begins
