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The 18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was ratified to declare the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. -
The Volstead Act
The Volstead Act, or the National Prohibition Act, was passed to ban alcohol. -
The KKK Terrorized the U.S. in 1920
The KKK was a terrorist organization that went on reigns of terror and was widely feared throughout the U.S. -
Black Baseball Team Owners Formed Their Own League in 1920
The Negro National League was formed to expand opportunities for players. -
The Circle
Lawyer George Remus moves to Cincinnati to set up a drug company to gain legal access to bonded liquor. -
The League of Nations was Established
The League of Nations was created in order to create peace across the world. -
Women Gained the Right to Vote in 1920
The bill was ratified on this day for women to gain the right to vote. -
The First Commercially Licensed Radio Station Began Broadcasting Live Results of the Presidential Election
The transmission of breaking news was new and unprecedented, so this was an incredibly big deal. -
Purple Gang Trial
The Purple Gang of Detroit, Michigan, went to trial for bootlegging and highjacking. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday marked the start of the stock market crash, which plunged the country and eventually the rest of the world into depression. -
The Dust Bowls Begin
A drought hit twenty-three states across the U.S., affecting those from the mid-Atlantic region to the Mississippi River. -
Economy Hits Rock Bottom
Since its peak in August 1929, the economy would reach rock bottom after a 27% shrink. -
The First Hundred Days
President Roosevelt begins his "first hundred days" in office and fifteen laws are introduced rapidly to start tackling the Great Depression. -
First Soil Erosion Camp
The Civilian Conservation Corps opens the first soil erosion control camp in Clayton County. -
Jobs are Created
Four million construction jobs were created by the Civil Works Administration. -
The 21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment was ratified to repeal prohibition. -
Worst Drought Ever
The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than seventy-five percent of the country, and affecting twenty-seven states severely. -
Black Sunday
The worst dust storm hit the U.S. on this day. -
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
FDR approves the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, which provides five hundred twenty-five million dollars for drought relief. He also authorized creation of the Works Progress Administration, which will employ 8.5 million people. -
The End of the Great Depression
The economy started to grow again this year, eventually bringing the country out of the Great Depression. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools after this case. -
Vietnam is Split
The Geneva Accords establish North and South Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus to a white man. -
Troops to South Vietnam
President John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and four hundred Green Berets to South Vietnam, as well as authorizes secret operations against the Viet Cong. -
The Civil Rights Act
The act banned discrimination based on anything in public facilities. -
The Voting Rights Act
This act made it possible for African-American people to vote. -
More Troops to Vietnam
President Johnson calls for fifty thousand more ground troops to be sent to Vietnam, increasing the draft to 35,000 each month. -
U.S. Aircraft Bomb Vietnam
U.S. aircraft bomb Haiphong Harbor and North Vietnamese airfields. -
Troops in Vietnam Rise
U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam rise to four hundred thousand. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
King was assassinated in Memphis on a balcony.