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The 19th Amendment is ratified
The House of Representatives ratify the 19th Amendment, and two weeks later it is ratified by the Senate. -
Treaty of Versailles is signed
This is the peace treaty signed ending armed fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers. - The end of WWI -
Sacco-Vanzetti trial
The trials of Sacco and Venzetti begin for the murder of two men during an armed robbery -
Warren G. Harding is Elected President
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Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was an incedent of bribery from 1922-1923 in which the U.S. Government sold the Navy's petrolium to private oil industries without competitive bidding -
President Harding dies; Vice President Coolidge takes office
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Restrictive Immigration law passed
Immigration was severly cut due to new laws. The Red Scare and fear of Communism was one of the causes for thes new laws. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes was the landmark case that upheld the law that it was illegal to teach evolution in the public school. Although this was a defeat for progressives, the case lead to the change in thinking about teaching of evolution -
Lindberg flies solo across the Atlantic
Charles Lindberg completes the first transatlantic flight. -
Stock Market Crashes
"Black Tuesday" - The bottom fell out of the stock market setting off the worst economic depression in American history.
