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Modern KKK founded
The modern KKK was founded in the Stone Mountains in Georgia with Colonel William J. Simmons and 34 followers
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Eighteenth Amendment Passed
The eighteenth amendment prohibited manufacture, sale, and comsumption of alcohol. -
Red Scare Begins
Fear of communism increased ten fold after the events of the First World War. The first Red Scare began in this time period. -
Bombing of Palmer
Bombing of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's house prompted the rounding up and deporting of foreign radicals -
Round Up!
Rounding up of foreign radicals and deportation begins, with complete disregard for due process of the law -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act enabled enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and prohibition -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment to the constitution granted women in America the right to vote. -
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis' Main Street satirized small town America
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Shepphard-Towner Act
The Shepphard-Towner Act provided federal aid to establish state programs for maternal and infant healthcare -
Time Magazine
The first issue of Time Magazine was put into publication by Henry Luce -
Warren Harding Dies
Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack and Calvin Coolidge assumed presidency -
American Mercury
H.L. Mencken founds the "American Mercury" magazine, featured writing by a number of well known authors -
Equal Rights Amendment Introduced
The National Women's Party succeeded in getting the Equal Rights Amendment introduced to Congress -
National Origins Quota Act
The Nationa Origins Quota Act limited European immigration to 150,000 a year. -
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitgerald's The Great Gatsby took place after the first world war during the roaring twenties. This is his greatest known novel. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution in school. He was defended by famed lawyer Clarence Darrow and prosecuted by Christian fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan -
Child Labor Amendment Fails
The Child Labor Amendment failed in 1925 and led to a decline in huminatarian reform.
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The Hollow Man
T.S. Eliot had his poem The Hollow man published in 1925, it described the emptiness of the modern man. -
End of Model T Production
Ford Motors ended the production of the popular Model T after a slump in sales -
Model A Produced
Ford Motors produced the Model A five months after the cease in production of the Model T
