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Teapot Dome scandal occurred because the Secretary of the Interior accepted bribes so oil companies could drill on federal land. Considered to be the most corrupt scandal to at that point.
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President Warren Harding died in office and was replaced by his Vice President Calvin Coolidge.
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Incumbent Calvin Coolidge(R) wins reelection over John Davis (D) and Robert La Follette(P).
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Tennessee High school teacher, John Scopes, found guilty of teaching evolution.
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Herbert Hoover(R) wins election over Alfred Smith(D).
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Wall Street crashes and has an 89.2% loss.
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The Scottsboro Boys were arrested and charged with rape in Alabama.
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15,000 Veterans from WWI go to Washington to demand their payment for their service in WWI.
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Franklin Roosevelt wins election over incumbent Herbert Hoover in a landslide.
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The 20th amendment is ratified, changing the end of a presidential/senator/representative's term. It also changed how Congress meets and Vice President's duties.
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FDR's New Deal is enacted.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps is established to help stimulate the econmy.
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FDR unveils the Civil Works Administration to help create jobs for the unemployed.
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FDR establishes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the markets.
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FDR signs Social Security to become a law
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The Rural Electrification Act was made to send electricity to rural areas in the United States.
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Incumbent Franklin Roosevelt(D) wins U.S. election over Alf Landon(R)
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The United States announces its neutrality in the beginnings of WWII
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Selective Training and Service Act is signed is signed by FDR.
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Incumbent Franklin Roosevelt is reelected over Wendell Willikie, beginning FDR's third term as President.
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The Lend-Lease Act is passed by the House. It is done to send more supplies to England.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese air fleet to take out U.S.'s Navy. The attack killed 2,403 people.
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U.S. declares war on Japan after FDR's speech.
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Germany and Italy declare war on U.S. first and U.S. responds with the same action.