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Prohibition
The law that declared the banning of all alcohol consumption in the United States. Many illegal breweries were to be found over the years to follow. -
19th Amendment
The law stating that women have a right to vote. The law was co-written by Susan B. Anthony. -
KDKA Radio
The world's first commercial radio station. It's still an up to date radio station today. -
Emergency Quota Act
A supposed temporary restriction on immigration. Limits were set on immigrants coming in from certain countries, and the Act was repealed in later years -
The Boll Weevil Infestation.
This menace of a bug came down and ruined 85% of the South's crop for the year. This set back many farmers. -
National Origins Act
This act repealed the Emergency Quota Act three years before. The Act worked better and more efficiently than the one before it for another forty years. -
Stock Market Rise
The Stock Market began rising out of a recession for a time, but did little to affect the country. -
Scopes trial
A high school teacher would went against a law stating it's illegal to teach evolution in a classroom. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100. -
KKK March
The Klu Klux Klan paraded down Washington D.C's streets. 35,000 men, women, and children marched down the streets that day. -
The Weary Blues
Written by Langston Hughes, a great poet of the time. About a Harlem piano player playing the blues. -
Lindenbergh Flies over Atlantic
Charles Lindenbergh becomes the first person to fly over the Atlantic Ocean nonstop. He flew from New York City to Paris -
Sacco and Venzetti Accused
The two men were accused of an armed shoe robbery. The two men were executed after a long trial in court. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President
Herbert Hoover was elected as the 31st president of the United States. He held the presidency for two terms as a Republican.