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Prohibition Begins
The day the 18th Amendment went into affect. It made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States -
Teapot Dome Scandal
It was a bribery scandal and investigation during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. -
President Coolidge is elected
Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th president of the United States. -
The Spirit of St. Louis starts its flight
The Spirit of St. Louis took off for the first time. -
Black Tuesday
The day the stock market crashed due to most of the country taking all of their money out of the banks. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
A law that raised tariffs on over 20,000 goods imported into the United States. -
Bonus Army March
It was a group of 43,000 marchers, 17,000 WWI veterans, families, and other groups. They protested in Washington, D.C.in the spring and summer of 1932. -
President Hoover is elected
Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president of the United States. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32md president of the United States. -
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The day the CCC was established. The CCC was a program providing over 250,000 men with small wages for work, meals, uniforms, and housing. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The day President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the TVA. -
Prohibition Ends
It ended when the 21st Amendment was ratified. -
Dust Bowl start
The year the tragadies of the dust bowl were brought to the country's attention. -
FDIC
A U.S. government program that insures up to $100,000 of a depositors money. -
Works Progress Administration
The WPA was a program created to provide economic help to U.S. citizens who suffered from the Great Depression. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was designed to provide an income for retired citizens age 65 or older. -
Dust Bowl end
The year the tragadies of the Dust Bowl came to an end. -
The Beginning of WWII
The day Germany attacked Poland, and started the war.