Declaration

Presidents Timeline

By kendra294

  • President Wilson talks about tarrifs with congress

    President Wilson appears before Congress to speak about revising tariffs.

  • Woodrow Wilson

  • Period: to

    Presidents Timeline

  • Wilson signs legislation

    Wilson signs legislation establashing the Federal Traade Commision.

  • Wilson appoints Louis B.

    Wilson appoints Louis B. Brandeis to the Supreme Court. He is the first Jewish justice in American history.

  • Congress overides Wilsons veto

    Congress overrides President Wilson's veto of the Immigration Act, which requires a literacy test for immigrants and restricts the entry of Asian laborers not covered by separate diplomatic agreements.

  • President Wilson Signs the Wartime Prohibition Act

    This act banned the manufacture of alcohol for domestic sale.

  • Waren G. Harding

  • Harding signs the Quota Act

    Harding signs the Emergency Quota Act into law, limiting the number of immigrants from any given country to 3 percent of that nationality already in the United States by 1910.

  • Harding and Congress pass the Emergency Tariff Act

    In response to American public opinion, Harding and Congress pass the Emergency Tariff Act.

  • Harding signs Federal Narcotics Control Board

    Harding signs into law the creation of the Federal Narcotics Control Board.

  • Harding dies

    His death was most likely due to a heart attack.

  • Calvin Coolidge

  • Hardenings ceremony

    In a simple 2:30 a.m. ceremony, presided over by his father at his home in Plymouth, Vermont, Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the thirtieth President of the United States.

  • Cooliidges first state of the union adress

    In his first State of the Union address, Coolidge expresses his support for prohibition and U.S. involvement in the World Court.

  • Coolidge expresses hos support for prohibition

    In his first State of the Union address, Coolidge expresses his support for prohibition and U.S. involvement in the World Court.

  • Coolidge vetos Soldier Bonus Bill

    Providing twenty-year annuities for veterans at an overall cost of $2 billion, the Soldiers' Bonus Bill is passed by the House. One month later, the Senate also passes the bill only to have Coolidge veto it;

  • Coolidge signs the revenue act into law

    oolidge signs the Revenue Act into law, as Harding's policy of “normalcy” morphs into keeping “cool with Coolidge.”

  • Coolidge confirms his not running again

    Concerned that four more years in office might appear to some observers as a third term as President, Coolidge ends any talk of his candidacy for the 1928 election stating, “I do not choose to run.”

  • Herbert C. Hoover

  • Hoover appoints secretary of state

    Hoover appoints Henry L. Stimson Secretary of State,

  • Hoover names former secretary of state

    Hoover names Charles Evans Hughes, former secretary of state under Harding and Coolidge.

  • Congress passes the Bonus Loan Bill

    Over Hoover's veto, Congress passes the Bonus Loan Bill. The act allows veterans to obtain cash loans of up to 50 percent of their bonus certificates issued in 1924. February 27, 1931

  • Hoover establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

    Hoover establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, an agency designed to lend money to banks, insurance companies, and other institutions to stimulate the economy. It will have $2 billion at its disposal.

  • Hoover Orders Bonus Army Dispersed

    President Herbert Hoover ordered the United States Army to remove a group of protesting veterans from federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The troops and the veterans clashed in a violent confrontation.

  • Franklin D. Roosolvelt

  • Roosevelt declares a four-day “bank holiday”

    Roosevelt declares a four-day “bank holiday” in order to stop the panic “run” on the nation's banks. He also summons Congress to a special session on March 9.

  • Roosolovelt signs the Securities Exchange Act,

    Roosovelt signs the Securities Exchange Act, creating the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which will license stock exchanges and determine the legality of certain speculative market practices.

  • Roosolvelts 3rd state of thhe union adress

    In his third State of the Union Address, Roosolvelt effectively announces the beginning of a second stage of his New Deal.

  • Roosevelt wins reelection

    Roosevelt wins reelection to the presidency in stunning fashion, gaining 523 electoral votes (27,750,000 popular) to Landon's 8 (16,680,000 popular).

  • Roosolvelt won second term

    FDR is inaugurated for his second term. In his Inaugural Address, he promises to continue his fight to return the nation to economic health, stating, “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.”