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Warren G Harding becomes president
He signs resolution declaring peace with
Austria and Germany -
President Harding's Sudden Death
Warren G Harding has a heart attack -
Calvin Coolidge replaces Harding
Harding succeeded by his vice president, Calvin Coolidge -
Charles Lindbergh Solo Flight
He makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight -
Herbert Hoover Starts his Presidency
Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president -
Hattie Wyatt Caraway the First Female Senate
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate -
The New Deal
Roosevelt establishes the New Deal to help America recover from the Great Depression -
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd -
Social Security Act
Social security act passed -
Beginning of WWII
U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict -
Roosevelts Third Inauguration
he was the first and only president
elected to a third term -
Declaration of War to Japan
. U.S. declares war on Japan after the attack on Hawaii -
Germany and Italy declare war on the US
.Germany and Italy declare war on the
United States; U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries -
FDR's Death
President Roosevelt dies of a
stroke -
Harry Truman Replaces FDR
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Germany surrenders
Germany
surrenders unconditionally -
US Drops Atomic Bombs on Japan
. U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (Aug. 6). U.S.
drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan(Aug. 9). -
Japan's Surrender
Japan agrees to unconditional
surrender. Japanese envoys sign surrender terms aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo harbor