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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. He signs a resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany. -
Tea Pot Dome
Teapot Dome scandal breaks, as Senate launches an investigation into improper leasing of naval oil reserves during Harding administration. -
Tennessee passes a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis. -
Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president.
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Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression.
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
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Hattie Wyatt Caraway
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband. She is reelected in 1932 and 1938. -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart completes her first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman. -
Twentieth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, moving the president's inauguration date from March 4 to Jan. 20. -
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president.
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New Deal
New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress. -
Twenty-First Amendment
The Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition. -
Social Security Act is passed.
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Fair Labor Standards Act is passed
Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour. -
World War II
The U.S. declares its neutrality in the European conflict. -
Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.
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U.S. declares war on Japan.
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
The U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries.