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Indian Citizenship Act
The Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1924 giving all Native Americans that were born in America the right to vote. -
Great Mississippi Flood
The Great Mississippi Flood caused the most damage than any other river flood in the US. It affected 27,000 square miles. -
Amelia Earhart First Flight Across Atlantic
Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 as a passenger with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. -
Herbert Hoover Won Election
Herbert Hoover beat opponent, Al Smith, with a big win of 444 electoral votes. -
Star Spangled Banner Approved
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner which was approved as the national anthem. He wrote it in honor of the Battle of McHenry. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected
Beating former president Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932 by a landslide. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in honor of workers and put into action the $.25 cent minimum wage. -
Social Security Act Passed
The Social Security Act was signed by President Roosevelt to help give benefits to those of old age who had worked their whole lives and others who were in need of that aid. -
Naval Expansion Act
The Naval Expansion Act on June 14, 1940, demanded a 1.325 million ton increase in the United States Navy. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
Japan made a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. This attack killed over 2,000 people and was specifically on America's Pacific fleet. -
United States Joins World War II
After being attacked by Japan and declaring war on them a day later, Germany and Italy soon declared war on the US and they declared war back on them on December 11th, bringing the United States into WWII: a war that changed everything.