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18th Amendment
On January 29, 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol within the United States; it would go into effect the following January. -
Woodrow Wilson Suffers Stroke
Woodrow Wilson was sick during the 20's due to a stroke, which he suffered in 1919 while on a speaking tour -
Ku Klux Klan peak in 1920's
The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society, whose sole purpose was to ensure white supremacy over Blacks. They were opposed to Jews, Catholics, and foreigners as well. The Ku Klux -
Jazz Age
This period of time between World War I and the Great Depression in 1929 is known as the “Jazz Age”. At this time, artists such as King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, and Duke Ellington ruled the jazz scene in the United States and abroad. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian-born American anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the April 15, 1920, armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. -
Speakeasies
Speakeasies were secret clubs that sold alcohol illegally during Prohibition in the 1920's. It was illegal because of the 18th amendment. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women's suffrage, and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest. -
Warren G. Harding becomes President
As Warren G. Harding ran for the Republican Party and is the first president to receive votes from females -
Society Fad - Flagpole Sitting
Alvin Kelly, who in 1924 started the flagpole trend, holds the record of sitting for 49 days straight. Kelly was a clear symbol of the optimism and great excitement in the 1920’s, and is also why I chose this picture. -
Hoover as president
Herbert Hoover was America's 31st president, who took office in 1929, the year that the U.S. economy went into the Great Depression. Although his policies undoubtedly contributed to the crisis, which lasted over a decade, Hoover recieved much of the blame in the minds of the American people. -
Birth
Born at Hvidore Hospital in Denmark in 2001
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Graduated from first part of school in Denmark
Graduated from first 10 grades in Denmark -
Exchange Students Year Begins
Left Denmark on August 17th and arrived in Michigan on August 21st -
Graduation Date
Anticipated graduation date from Delton Kellogg High School -
Exchange Students Year Ends
Leaving Michigan at June 9th and arriving in Denmark on June 10th
