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Warren G. Harding President
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Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a scandal while Harding was in the presidency. It involved his Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, taking bribed from oil tycoons to drill on federal land. -
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Calvin Coolidge President
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President Warren G. Harding Dies
The 29th President of the United States Warren Harding died due to a heart attack on August 2, 1923. Many scandals emerged after his death from his time in presidency, such as Teapot Dome. He was succeeded by Calvin Coolidge. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was a pact signed by fifteen nations: France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy and Japan. The pact was an agreement between the countries to outlaw war and to attempt to not have another World War. -
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Herbert Hoover President
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression from 1929-1933. It began in America following the 1929 market crash, banking panics, an drought. The Great Depression caused unemployment rates to skyrocket, banks to close, and Americans to experience poverty like never before. -
Black Tuesday
October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday or the Wall Street Crash of 1929, was a stock market crash where the share prices of the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed. This crash is part of the chain of events which ushered in the Great Depression. -
Electron Microscope Invented
The invention of the electron microscope in 1931 by Max Knoll allowed for a beam of electrons to be used as illumination as opposed to visible light. This invention allowed for further scientific advancements because scientists were no longer confined to visible light. -
Bonus Army Conflict
The Bonus Army, a large group of protesters including primarily World War I veterans led by Walter W. Waters, marched on Washington DC on July 28, 1932. They demanded immediate cash payments of army bonuses they were meant to receive in 1945. The protests grew violent, and army interference was needed. -
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Franklin D. Roosevelt President
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Beginning of the New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933 and continuing through 1939. These programs were meant to provide more jobs and security for Americans after the Great Depression. -
Emergency Banking Act
This act was signed by Roosevelt and shut down banks for a few days near the beginning of his presidency. The purpose was to make sure the people's money was properly dealt with, and served for security for the people during the Great Depression. It was the beginning of Roosevelt's New Deal. -
Twenty-First Amendment
On December 5, 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, which repealed prohibition of alcohol. This reversal of the Eighteenth Amendment came after great resistance and crime. -
Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
This Bill is known as Roosevelt's "court-packing" bill. In it, Roosevelt attempted to allow more justices on the United States Supreme Court. He did so in order for more New Deal acts to pass in his favor, but the bill was majorly seen as an attempt to court pack and failed. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise airstrike by the Japanese on the US naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack killed 2,403 Americans. It want intended as a preventative measure to ensure America would not interfere with Japanese military affairs, but it ended up being the cause of the US's entry into WWII.