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Warren Harding died of a heart attack. VP Calvin Coolidge becomes president.
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Charles Lindbergh concluded the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris. It took him 33 hours.
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Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in the US for robbery and murder connected to an incident at a Massachusetts factory. There was very little evidence tying them to the event.
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The Jazz Singer was the first movie to use synchronized words and pictures.
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Stock market prices plummet. Over $10 billion was lost in hours.
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In Manchuria, Japan bombed their own railway to provide a reason for them to invade China.
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Franklin Roosevelt delivers his acceptance speech for presidential nomination. In this speech, he promises a "new deal" for America.
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Franklin Roosevelt gives his first inaugural address including the now famous line, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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In his first Fireside Chat, FDR announces the Emergency Banking Act and asks the public to trust banks again.
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National Recovery Administration suspended the anti-trust laws to allow business to coordinate prices.
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Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration unconstitutional.
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Japan attacked the US base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. This lead to America's entry into WW II.