1930s

Timeline 1921-1941

By biancaandrade23

  • Lincoln Memorial

    Lincoln Memorial
    May 30th, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. It honors the legacy that Lincoln left and the memorial’s architect was Henry Bacon.

  • Indian Citizenship Act

    Indian Citizenship Act
    June 2nd, 1924, All Indians are designated as citizens by legislation passed in the U.S Congress, signed by President Calvin Coolidge. It is known as the Indian Citizenship Act.

  • Calvin Coolidge Wins the Election

    Calvin Coolidge Wins the Election
    November 4th, 1924, Cavin Coolidge wins his first election as President against John W. Davis. The electoral margin was 382 to 136.

  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    Scopes Monkey Trial
    July 21st, 1925, The Scopes Monkey Trial is tried and convicts John T. Scopes of teaching Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory at Dayton, Tennessee high school, which violated Tennessee Law. He was fined $100 dollars.

  • First North Pole Flight

    First North Pole Flight
    May 8th, 1926, the first flight to the North Pole and back is conducted by Floyd Bennet and Richard Evelyn Byrd on a three-engine monoplane. They were awarded the Medal of Achievement for accomplishing such a feat.

  • Air Commerce Act

    Air Commerce Act
    On May 20th, 1926, The Air Commerce Act of 1926 established federal regulations, providing aid and assistance to the airline industry, for civil air safety.

  • The Great Mississippi Flood

    The Great Mississippi Flood
    April 22nd, 1927, the Great Mississippi Flood occurs, affecting the lives of over 700,000 and killing over 1,000 people. It flooded over 27,000 square miles and reached depths of up to 40 feet. It is the most destructive and deadliest river flood in U.S history.

  • Amelia Earheart

    Amelia Earheart
    On June 17th, 1928, Amelia Earheart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. Earheart, her plane, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, have never been found. She was officially declared dead on January 5th, 1939.

  • Discovery of Pluto

    Discovery of Pluto
    On February 18, 1930, American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet, Pluto, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    On December 7th, 1941, a fleet of Japanese fighter planes descends upon Pearl Harbor destroying the U.S Pacific fleet at its own base. Over 1,500 sailor and marine lives were claimed and the loss or damage to 21 of the U.S fleet of naval ships led America to declare war on Japan, officially joining World War II.