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18th Amendment
This was the prohibition of alcohol. Many people were outraged by this amendment and rebelled against it. This would leave to the 21st amendment where it legalized alcohol. -
Womens Right to Vote
When the U.S. was founded, its female citizens didn't share the same rights as men did. When the 1840's hit, women were sick of the way they were being treated. This lead to the movement of Women Suffrage. Now, they are treated equally as men. -
Harding Wins Presidency
Warren G. Harding was elected to be the President of the United States. He won 60% of the popular vote and 75% electoral vote. He violated the Espionage Act by giving antiwar speech in 1918. -
Amelia Earhart First Flight Lessons
We all know of Amelia Earhart and her disappearance. She got her first flight in January and loved it. No one can find her now as she went missing in the Pacific Ocean in 1983. -
Model T. Ford Car was Cheap
Even though the first car was made in 1896, it was very expensive. He made the most affordable car for the people. Each car was $335! -
KKK
This was the day the KKK was reborn. They were a white supremacy group that set out to kill African Americans and sometimes Jews. They were famous in the 1920's. -
Two Women elected governor
Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected Governor of Wyoming. Miriam Ferguson for Texas. This was a big deal because this was four years after women got their rights. This was a huge step for women. -
First Female Governor of Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson was the first female governor of Texas. There’s a huge play in the 1920s because in the 1920s just got to their rights. She beat out many people to get this spot. -
Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic
Lindbergh was the first to fly nonstop across the Atlantic. He over heard that the reward for it was $22,500. In today's currency that is $316,533.62! -
Calvin Coolidge’s Kellogg Brian Pact
The Kellogg Brian Pact was the creation of Calvin Coolidge's. The Pact was signed by around 15 nations. The treaty stated that these nations wouldn’t make a war with one another except in time of self-defense. Many Americans liked this Pact hoping that war would end everywhere.
