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Palmer raid
government cracks down on radical and political ideas aft the post war -
steel strike ends
great steel strike of 1919 -
Garvey conference
Nationalist Marcus Garvey convenes at the national convention in Madison square garden. -
19th amendment
the 19th amendment allowed women to have the right to vote -
Ford motor company
the Ford motor company exceeds over 1 billion dollars -
Klansman march
the KKK marches to the white as 40,000 members take to the streets of Pennsylvania. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth hits hi 60th home run -
Hoover is elected
Hoover beats out AL smith winning him the election -
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse airs on TV for the first time presenting steam bot Willie -
Stock market collapse
The stock market collapse lead America into the great depression -
Pluto
Pluto is discovered marking it as the smallest planet of its time in Flagstaff AZ. -
Rocky mountain park
The rocky moutian park opens in the summer of 32 -
Naval expansion act
The Naval expansion act passes -
Hoover dam
The hoover dam is built and dedicated to president hoover -
Helicopter
the first ever helicopter was invented -
Atlantic flight
The first Atlantic flight takes place -
Defense Budget
Roosevelt ask congress for for a budget raise on the national defense system -
Baseball hall of fame
Baseball hall of fame opens in Cooperstown New York -
A-bomb
Albert Eisenstein alerts Roosevelt to build a bomb to compete with Germany leading America to the Manhattan project. -
America is neutral
America declares to be neutral during world war two -
Kennedy says no
Kennedy says no to aid the south Vietnam -
U.S. gets tough
Johnson cracks down on policies in Vietnam -
U.S. Navy arrives
2 carriers locate offshore of Vietnam -
Rolling thunder begins
Johnson believes by bombing north Vietnam will disarm forces -
First anti war assembly begins
3,000 Anti war members protest the U.S. involvement -
Martin Luther king jr.
Martin Luther speaks out about the war -
March to the U.N.
Over 400,000 anti war demonstrates protests at the U.N. building -
More troops sent
Over 400,000 young men are sent to fight in Vietnam -
Cronkite urges to end war
Reporter Walter Cronkite does a special report too influence the end of the Vietnam conflict. -
Tet offense
The Vietnamese launch an attack on U.S. troop for the new years