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U.S. censors movie industry
The National Association of the Moving Picture Industry announces its intention to censor U.S. movies. -
U.S. signs peace treaty
The United States, which never ratified the Versailles Treaty ending WWI, finally signs a peace treaty with Germany. -
Reader's Digest founded
The Reader's Digest begins publication in Pleasantville, NY. -
U.S. president hits the air waves
Warren G. Harding becomes the first president heard on radio. -
Mail service expands
The U.S. transcontinental mail service begins. -
New workday begins
The U.S. Steel Corporation initiates an eight-hour workday. -
Indians gain citizenship
Congress passes the Snyder Act, which grants full U.S. citizenship to all American Indians born in the United States. -
"Little Orphan Annie"
The comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray debuts in the New York Daily News -
New Yorker arrives
The first issue of the New Yorker magazine hits newsstands. -
Evolution prohibited
The Texas School Board prohibits the teaching of evolution. -
Major hurricane hits Florida
A hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach, Florida killing almost 500 people and marking the beginning of the end of the Florida land boom. -
Houdini final performance
Magician Harry Houdini dies in Detroit as a result of a ruptured appendix. -
Ford changes line
Henry Ford stops production of the Model T and begins producing the Model A. -
Babe Ruth sets record
Babe Ruth hits his 60th homerun of the season. -
Scotch tape born
Scotch tape is first marketed by the 3-M company. -
Forests get safer
Smokey the Bear is created. -
Stock market crash
Black Thursday, the first day of the stock market crash sees the Dow jones average drop 12.8 percent as 13 million shares change hands. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday sees panicked survivors dump 16 million shares on the stock market, wiping out $30 billion in paper value in one day; the Great Depression begins. Four months later, President Hoover says that the worst effects of the Depression will be over within 90 days and that "prosperity is just around the corner." -
Prohibition dies
Polls show that a majority of Americans favor the repeal of prohibition.
