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Eighteenth Amendment
Congress passed the 18th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages and sent the amendment to the states for ratification -
Nebraska Ratification
Nebraska was the necessary 36th state to ratify the 18th amendment and prohibition became the law of the land -
Red Scare raids
U.S agents arrest 1700 in Red Scare raids -
Budget Bureau
Budget Bureau set up to oversee federal spending -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act, which implemented prohibtion, banned most commercial production and distribution of beverages containing more than 1/2 percent of alcohol by volume -
Nineteenth Amendment
19th amedment passed, granting women the right to vote -
Transcontinental airmail
The Transcontinental airmail service was inaugurated in September -
WWJ-Detroit
WWJ-Detroit broadcasts the first commercial radio program in November -
KKK
Newspapers expose the Ku Klux Klan graft, torture, and murder -
Henry Luce
Henry Luce begins publishing Time magazine in March -
Teapot Dome
Senate probes the Teapot Dome Scandal -
National Orgins Quota Act
National Orgins Quota Act restricts immigration from Europe and bans immigration from Asia -
Bonus Bill
Veteran's World War I bonus bill was passed -
Theroy of Evolution
John Scopes convicted of teaching theory of evolution in violatin of Tennessee law in July -
Martha Graham
First Martha Graham modern dance recital -
Farm Price-Conrtol Bill
Coolidge vetoes Farm Price-Conrtol Bill -
Jazz Singer
The movie Jazz Singer features singing-talking soundtrack -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh completes first nonstop transatlantic flight fron New York to Paris in May -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in August -
Election of 1928
Republican Herbert C. Hoover was elected president over Democratic candidate Alfred E. Smith
