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1920s
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Warren G. Harding Wins the Election
Warren Harding entered the presidential ballot as the republican party nominee. He won with 60% of the popular vote and 75% of electoral vote. The democrat nominee, James Cox, won only a few southern states. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
There was reserves of oil for the countries navy that companies were not allowed to use. Despite this Harding's secretary of interior, Albert Fall, used his power to make extra money on this reserve. He sold off the oil to a the company Mammoth Oil. -
President Harding Dies
During a trip in San Francisco Harding died from a heart attack. The vice president Calvin Coolidge took his place. After Harding's death numerous scandals his friends and appointed secretaries were involved in were uncovered. This information seriously damaged Warren's reputation. -
Scope's Trial
In Tennessee a schoolteacher, John Scope, taught evolution to the students. This was in violation of the state law and got him arrested. His trial that followed striked debates among the public but Scope was ultimately found guilty. -
Lindbergh's Flight
The pilot Charles Lindbergh goes on a transatlantic flight solo starting at New York. He completes it successfully, landing in Paris thirty three hours after his flight began. Being the first to achieve this it makes him known as a hero across the United States. -
Jazz Singer Premiers
Jazz Singer was the first feature-length Hollywood film to use spoken dialogue as part of the action. This captivated the attention of the public and made revolutions for movies. The company Warner Brothers made the movie. -
Kellog-Briand Pact
A document that the U.S. and France started. Its purpose was to outlaw war not used in self defense and make the nations around the world settle disputes peacefully. Despite most nations signing the document, it was not very successful due to the inability to enforce the rules or punish the countries that broke the pact. The pact also did not define what was and wasn't deemed self defense making it easy for a nation to work around the rules. -
Herbert Hoover Elected as President
The republican party wins the presidential election again with their candidate, Herbert Hoover. Hoover won with the slogan,"A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage." The democrat candidate was Al Smith. -
Mickey Mouse Premieres
The character Mickey Mouse made his first debut in Steamboat Willie. This introduced the world to a whole new animated character. This character would later become worth billions and be the mascot of one of the leading animation companies. -
Stock Market Crash
People and even companies were investing more and more money in stocks. Eventually the stocks could not sustain themselves and the bottom of the market broke down causing the prices that the stocks could be sold at to plummet. People and companies all over the United States lost most of their money due to the crash causing an economic catastrophe.
