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Warren G. Harding becomes the 29th president of the United States of America.
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Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th president of the United States of America.
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The first ever broadcasted trial was held in Dayton, Tennessee. Commonly referred to as the Monkey Trial, it was the prosecution of science teacher, John Scopes, on the basis that he violated the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution. The case was later thrown out, due to a technicality.
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Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st president of the United States of America.
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The stock market begins its second collapse, preceding the Great Depression.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd president of the United States of America.
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President Roosevelt gives a speech warning of the dangers of the Japanese actions. He stated that aggressors should be "quarantined" internationally to prevent radical war ideas from spreading.
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A joint declaration between Great Britain and the U.S. for the world postwar. It included points on a nation's right to choose its government, easing trade restrictions, and a plea for disarmament postwar.
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The Japanese fired on the Hawaiian Navy base at Pearl Harbor. Thinking it was a strategic, surprise attack, the Japan's plan backfired, riling up the American people, and ushering the United States into the war.