1921-1941 By madisonbristow Sep 8, 1921 The first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Apr 7, 1922 The Teapot Dome scandal begins when the U.S. Secretary of the Interior leases the Teapot Oil Reserves in Wyoming. Aug 2, 1923 President Warren G. Harding dies in office after becoming ill following a trip to Alaska, and is succeeded by his Vice President, Calvin Coolidge. May 10, 1924 J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Jan 5, 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor of the United States in Wyoming. Jan 15, 1929 Future Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King. Mar 17, 1931 The state of Nevada legalizes gambling. Mar 4, 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time. Dec 5, 1933 The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. Apr 17, 1938 The Naval Expansion Act passes. Jun 3, 1940 The United States government approves a sale of surplus war material to Great Britain. .