1921-1941

Warren G. Harding

Period: Mar 4, 1921 to Jul 2, 1921

Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. He signs a resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany.

Tea Pot Dome

1923

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.

Mar 23, 1925

Charles Lindbergh

May 20, 1927

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.

Mar 4, 1929

Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression.

Oct 29, 1929

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Mar 3, 1931

Hattie Wyatt Caraway

Jan 12, 1932

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

May 21, 1932

Amelia Earhart completes her first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Twentieth Amendment

Jan 21, 1933

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.

Mar 4, 1933

New Deal

Mar 9, 1933

New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress.

Twenty-First Amendment

Dec 5, 1933

The Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition.

Social Security Act is passed.

Aug 14, 1935

Fair Labor Standards Act is passed

Jun 25, 1938

Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour.

World War II

Sep 5, 1939

The U.S. declares its neutrality in the European conflict.

Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.

Dec 7, 1941

U.S. declares war on Japan.

Dec 8, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war on the United States

Dec 11, 1941

The U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries.