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President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. He signs a resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany. -
Teapot Dome
The Teapot Dome scandal breaks, as Senate launches an investigation into improper leasing of naval oil reserves during Harding administration. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was tried for teaching Darwinism in a Tennesse public school years after the law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in schools was passed. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh makes the first trans-Atlantic flight -
The Great Depression begins
The Great Depression begins due to the Stock market crash. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart completes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman. -
New Deal Programs
New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress -
Social Security Act
covered only workers in commercial and industrial occupations -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour. -
Beginning of WW2
The U.S. declares its neutrality in the European conflict. -
War is Declared
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries.
