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Senate Rejects League of Nations
Th US senate had refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or United States participation in the league of nations. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment is passed giving women the right to vote. -
Harding Wins Presidential Election.
Republican Warren Harding wins election.
Harding wins 60% of the popular vote and 75% of the electoral vote. -
Immigration Quota
Congress passes Immigration restrictions, for southern and eastern Europeans. -
Tariffs Intact
Congress passes the Fordney-Mcumber Tariff, raising American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms. -
Harding Dies and Calvin Coolidge is president.
President Harding dies and gets replaced by Calvin Coolidge. -
Ford Motor Company
The market capitalization of Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion. -
KKK Political Movement
40,000 Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filling Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
Herbert Hoover is president -
STOCK MARKET CRASH
The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression.