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On August 18 the 19 amendment was ratified. Women’s suffrage was granted. This gave them the right to vote.
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This act limited the number of immigrants allowed from each country. It was mostly targeted towards undesirables. This was mainly meant for the southern and eastern part of Europe.
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This trial starts on May 31,1921. Two Italian immigrants are convicted of murder. They are eventually executed.
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A stroke kills President Harding. He dies in a San Francisco hotel room. Vice President Coolidge takes his place.
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John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution to his class. Fundamentalism is the curriculum at the time. He is eventually found guilty.
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The klu klux klan March in Washington. Over 40,000 kkk members attend. They fill Pennsylvania Avenue.
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All appeals are exhausted. The Italian radicals are executed. They are put to death by electric chair.
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The 1st the movie with talking in it premieres. It’s called “the jazz singer”. Al Jason’s movie ends the era of silent movies.
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Herbert Hoover is elected president. His slogan is “a chicken in every pot, a car in every garage”. He maintains the rupublican dominance in office.
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The stock market collapses. The Great Depression starts. Later on in 1932, the Dow Jones industrial average reaches its lowest point and won’t fully regain until 1954
