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Women Granted Right to Vote
The !9th Amendment was ratired on August 18th which gave women the right to vote. Untl then the Constitution let the states choose their qualifications for voting and most states excluded women. -
King Tut's Tomb Discovered
Egyptain King Tut's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and George Hebert. Their discovery garnered world wide press coverage and sparked a renewed interest in Egypt. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial concluded on July 25th 1925. The trial was a famous American legal case where a substitute teaher was accussed of violating Tennesse lw by teaching evolution in schools. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100 but the decision was overturned based on a technicality. -
Babe Ruth Sets Home Run Record
Babe Ruth, of the New York Yankees, sets the home run record with an astonishing 60 home runs, a record that would not be broken for 34 years. -
Stock Market Crashes
On Octobre 29th, 1929 the U.S. stock market crashed and the Great Depression began. Stock prices began to plummet and investors became scared with caused people to sell their stocks but no one was intereested in buying
