1921-1941

  • Warren G. Harding is Inaugurated

    Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the president of the United States.
  • Warren G. Harding's Death

    Warren Harding dies and Calvin Coolidge replaces him as the president of the United States.
  • Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh completes the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on his plane. The plane is called the Spirit of St. Louis.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    The Fair Labor Standards Act is approved which sets the minimum wage in the United States to twenty-five cents an hour.
  • Herbert Hoover

    Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the president of the United States.
  • The Star-Spangled Banner

    The Star-Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem of the United States.
  • Hattie Caraway

    Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman to ever be a United States senator. She replaced her husband because her husband died. She was reelected two times after that.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The 20th Amendment

    The 20th amendment is passed which changed the president's inauguration date from March 4th to January 20th.
  • The 21st Amendment

    The 21st Amendment is approved which makes the selling and consumption of alcohol legal once again. It repealed Prohibition.