1920-1950 timeline

By cllennoc
  • Warren G Harding Inaugurated

    Warren G Harding Inaugurated

    Signs a resolution declaring peace with Germany and Austria
  • Harding Dies

    Harding Dies

    President Harding dies and is succeeded by vice president Calvin Coolidge.
  • Coolidge's Second inauguration

    Coolidge's Second inauguration

    Also the year the Scopes Monkey trial happened. A trial resulting in a law against the teaching of the theory of evolution in schools. (March 23)
  • The first transatlantic flight

    The first transatlantic flight

    Charles Lindbergh pulls off the first nonstop solo flight across the transatlantic in his plane the Spirit of St Louis
  • Herbert Hoover inaugurated

    Herbert Hoover inaugurated

    Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president. Also the year of the stock market crash of 1929 (Oct 29)
  • First Woman Elected To The Senate

    First Woman Elected To The Senate

    Hattie Wyatt Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the U.S Senate to fill a spot after her husband died. She gets re elected in 1932 and 1938
  • Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated

    Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated

    FDR inaugurated as the 32nd president and New Deal recovery measures are enacted by congress (March 4)
  • Work Projects Administration (WPA) established

    Work Projects Administration (WPA) established

    established by FDR, helped people get jobs by employing them on useful projects
  • FDR's Second Inauguration

    FDR's Second Inauguration

    Roosevelt is inaugurated for the second time
  • Fair Labor Standards Act is passed

    Fair Labor Standards Act is passed

    The first minimum wage in the U.S is set at 25 cents an hour.
  • War Declared

    War Declared

    Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, The U.S reciprocates by also declaring war
  • Roosevelt dies

    Roosevelt dies

    President FDR dies of a stroke, and Harry Truman becomes president.
  • Central Intelligence Agency established

    Central Intelligence Agency established

    CIA established by the National Security Act of 1947
  • Congress passes foreign aid bill

    Congress passes foreign aid bill

    Congress passes bill that provides European postwar recovery
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization established

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization established

    NATO established by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain and more. Treaty is one of the major western countermeasures against the Soviet Union in case of attack