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The 18th amendment was put into action in Michigan on January 2, 1919. This amendment prohibited the use or sales of alchohol throughout the state of Michigan.
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While the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the production, sale, and transport of alcohol. This was basically a reminder of the 18th amendment.
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While the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the production, sale, and transport of alcohol.
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Palmer raids were to deport anarchists in the U.S. Though more than 500 foreign citizens were deported, including a number of prominent leftist leaders, Palmer's efforts were largely frustrated.
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Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists convicted of killing two men during a 1920 armed robbery. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed for the crime on August 23, 1927.
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The 19th amendment allowed any sex the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.
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This was the largest decline in value in the stock market the country had ever seen.The Dow Jones Industrial Average would eventually lose 89% of its value before finally bottoming out in July 1932.
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Passed in 1924, this law placed a limit on immigration. Americans were outraged at the amount of jobs they were losing to immigrants so they passed this law.
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The scopes trial was against a biology teacher who was teaching his students about evolution. This trial was also known as the Monkey trial.
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Charles took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island and flew all the way to paris. He was equipped with 4 sandwhiches and 451 gallons of gas.
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The first talking move was The Jazz singer. The first voice heard over this "talkie" film was Al Jolson's.
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Our 31st president representing the United States was Herbert Hoover. President Hoover was a Republican canidate and ran against Democratic Al Smith.
