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Treaty of Versailles
This treaty signing leads to the start of world war 1. -
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Women given the right to vote
Women are given the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States constitution grants universal women's suffrage. -
Declaring peace
A Congressional resolution by both houses is signed by President Warren G. Harding, declaring peace in World War I hostilities with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. The treaties would be executed one month later. -
President dies
President Warren G. Harding dies in office after becoming ill following a trip to Alaska, and is succeeded by his Vice President, Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge would oppose the League of Nations, but approved of the World Court -
first winter olympics
The first Winter Olympic Games are held in the French Alps in Chamonix, France. -
First radio brodcast
The Grand Ole Opry transmits its first radio broadcast. -
Taking pictures
The advent of talking pictures emerges. -
NBC radio
The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations. -
Cival war in china
the civil war in China prompts one thousand United States marines to land in order to protect property of United States interests. -
President
Herbert Hoover wins election as President of the United States with an Electoral College victory, 444 to 87 over Democratic candidate Alfred E. Smith, the Catholic governor of New York. -
US approves Boulder construction
The United States Congress approves the construction of Boulder, later named Hoover Dam. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crash triggered the great Depression of the 1930s.
