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Women Gain The Right to Vote
In 1920 women gained the right right to vote when the U.S. Congress passed the 19th amendment to the constitution. This success took many years for women to gain their rights through protesting and fighting. Their efforts lasted for 70 years and pulled through until they were granted. Stanton, Mott, and Anthony were former activists that had major roles in gaining women's suffrage. The NAWSA was formed to spread the ideas of women's rights. Today the women in the end obtained what they deserved. -
Gertrude Ederle Swims across the English Channel
Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel after competing in the Paris Olympics in 1924. In her early ages she joined the Women's Swimming Association to train. Her journey started at Cape Gris-Nez and lasted about 14 hours and 31 minutes until she reached Kingsdown England. This encouraged many other women to do bold things -
Bubble Gum Invention
Walter Diemer an accountant for Fleer Chewing Gum Company with gum recipes and tried to figure out recipes that would be able to easily create bubbles from. His samples sold out very fast called "Dubble Bubble," eventually bubble gum became very popular and was in demand. To this day we still chew "Dubble Bubble," gum because of Diemer's incredible invention. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was fascinated by airplanes at a young age. She took lessons and received Federation Aeronautic Internationale certification. Earhart was asked to fly across the Atlantic, the ride started in Newfoundland to South Wales that took 20 hours and 40 minutes. After her success she was the first woman to fly solo across the United States -
Mickey Mouse Comes to Life
Walt Disney created the worldwide famous character of Mickey Mouse on a train to California. He sketched the little mouse as a result of his depression. Mickey Mouse was eventually featured on Disney's new "Steamboat Willie" along with his girlfriend Minnie Mouse. People enjoyed the show, "Steamboat Willie" was such a hit that Mickey Mouse appeared on comic strips in newspapers. Walt Disney's magic was then created into movies, shows ,and theme parks across the world. -
Discovery of Pluto
Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto in Flagstaff, Arizona. Originally Percival Lowell had a theory that there was a planet near Neptune and Uranus because of a gravitational pull changing their orbits, but he was never successful in finding it. Tombaugh was hired to find the so called planet with an improved 13 inch telescope. Pluto was named with the first two letters being the initials of Lowell. Pluto was also the Roman god of the underworld. It was considered the 9th planet for many years. -
Gandhi's Salt March
Gandhi led the Salt March as a result to the tax put on salt in India by the British. He refused for any Indian to pay for the tax, because it would just show them as weak and not self-sufficient. Gandhi continued to make salt until the British took the tax off of salt. Because of the Salt March many Indians were beaten and killed by the British officers. This event spread worldwide and opened the eyes of many people. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was know as the Great Plains. The Great Plains experienced a 8 year drought which caused many people to move. This sparked more issues during the Great Depression because of many farmers losing their jobs. President Roosevelt formed the Drought Relief Service to resolve the problems in the Great Plains area. Many efforts were taken to protect and maintain the land, eventually the drought ended with rain, and wheat was grown there. -
U.S. National Anthem
"The Star Spangled Banner," was written as a poem by Francis Scott Key during the bombardments of Battle of Fort McHenry. It was one of the most nationalistic songs of the country. The song eventually became the national anthem depicting the great struggles that America had gone through especially to gain independence. -
The Empire State Building
The Empire Sate Building is New York's most eye catching sight. After the Eiffel Tower Americans wanted to build something taller. John Raskob had an idea of the tallest building in the world that would stand up to 1,250 feet tall and 77 stories. The building was finished in 1 year and 45 days. It is still to this date a major tourist sight.
