1921-1941

By CatherineC

  • 29th President

    Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president.

  • Peace with enemies

    President Harding signs resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany

  • Death in the office

    President Harding dies suddenly. He is succeeded by his vice president, Calvin Coolidge.

  • No evolution within schools

    Tennessee passes a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools.

  • 31st presidency

    Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president.

  • Stock Market

    Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression.

  • Star Spangled Banner

    The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

  • 20th amendment

    Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution, is ratified, moving the president's inauguration date from March 4 to Jan. 20.

  • 32nd president

    Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president.

  • 21st amendment

    Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition.

  • Second inauguration

    F. Roosevelt's second inauguration.
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    WWII

    World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict.

  • 3rd inauguration

    F. Roosevelt's third inauguration. He is the first and only president elected to a third term.

  • Japan attacks

    Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.