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Warren G. Harding was inaugurated as the 29th president. -
A resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany was signed
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Washington Naval Conference
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Teapot Dome scandal
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Nine-Power Treaty
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Tennessee passed a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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Scopes Monkey Trial
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Charles Lindbergh
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Signed Kellogg - zaffran Pact
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The stock market crash precipitated the Great Depression.
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The star-spangled Banner was made the national anthem.
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The passage of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
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The New Deal
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Economic law drafted by Louis Douglas passed
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The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was passed, repealing prohibition -
Works Progress Administration was established
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Social Security Act is passed.
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The Germans occupy the Rhine
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Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour. -
World War II began.
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The United States declares neutrality
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Roosevelt's third inauguration.
Roosevelt's third inauguration. He was the first and only president elected to a third term. -
Operation Barbarossa
Nazi Germany launches Operation Barbarossa and declares war on the Soviet Union. -
The United States declared war on Japan
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Pearl Harbor
Japan declared war on the United States by attacking Pearl Harbor.