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18th Ammendment
Making the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor illegal and beginning Prohibition in the United States. -
League of Nations
The first national assembly of the League of Nations held in Paris. -
US Rejects the Treaty Again...
US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time -
Lady In Ashes Murder
Alice Arsenault was last see 12-5-1919 and her body was discovered in her home under a pile of ahses in her basement on May 12 -
Radio
1st Radio Broadcast -
19th Amendment is Ratified
Woman were granted the right to vote. -
Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
Virginia Rappe a young starlet who was raped and killed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. He killed her with his weight -
Abduction of Grace Budd
Albert Fish abducted and killed Grace Budd -
St VAlentine's Day Massacare
Five members of the North Side Gang plus gang collaborators Reinhardt H.Schwimmer and John May were lined up against the rear inside wall of garage and shot -
Pluto
Clyde Tombaugh a American astronamer discovers the planet Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona -
Oh say can you see
The Star-Spangled Banner writen by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and the Congress as the national anthem -
21st Amendment
The 21st amendment to the U.S Constitution was passed ending prohibition -
Social Security
The Social security act is passed by congress as part of the new deal programs and it is signed into law by FDR -
Historic Sites Act
The Historic Sites act was signed into law by FDR making it a national policy to preserve historical sites -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam is dedicated by president Rosevelt -
Hindenburg
In New Jersey, the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames while mooring. The fire consumes the largest airship in the world within one minute, causing the death of thirty-six people. -
Minimum Wage
National Minimum Wage is signed into law within the federal legislation known as the Fair Labor Standards Act. It established a minimum wage of $0.25 at the time, as well as time and one half for overtime and the prohibition of most employment for minors. -
War of the Worlds
The radio broadcast of Orson Welles story the War of the World caused nation wide scare
