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Harding becomes president
Warren G. Harding became the 29th President of the United States in 1921. One of his primary campaign promises was a 'return to normalcy.' In the aftereffects of WWI, American citizens greatly desired a return to what they considered regular life. -
Emergency Immigration Act
The Emergency Immigration Act was used as a temporary buffer for lawmakers to create the National Origins Act in 1924. These acts established an immigration quota based on immigrants' country of origin. The act only allowed 2% of the number of immigrants from the same country living in America in 1890. -
Scopes Trial
John T. Scopes was a biology teacher in Tennessee. He was placed on trial for violating the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of anti-Biblical theories (such as Darwin's evolution theory) to students. -
First solo flight
Lindbergh was the first solo man to complete a flying journey across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. He flew from New York to Paris without any breaks; a journey which took 33 hours. -
Black Tuesday
On a date known as Black Tuesday, the stock market began a long, traumatic fall. The week before, the market had undergone a similar crash before temporarily stabilizing. -
Pearl Harbor
In one of the more infamous moments of WWII, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Japanese saw American intervention in the war inevitable, so they hoped a sudden attack would cripple the navy.