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On March 4, 1921, Woodrow Wilson's presidency ended.
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This was the time period of the presidency of Warren G. Harding, who was the 29th president of the United States. His presidency was cut short due to his sudden death.
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On May 21, 1927, Lindbergh concluded the first ever nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris. Armed with only a few sandwiches, some bottles of water, paper maps, and a flashlight, Lindbergh successfully navigated over the Atlantic Ocean in thirty-three hours.
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This was the time period of the presidency of Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United States.
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On Thursday, October 24, 1929, stock market prices suddenly plummeted. Ten billion dollars in investments (roughly equivalent to about $100 billion today) disappeared in a matter of hours. Panicked selling set in, stock values sank to sudden lows, and stunned investors crowded the New York Stock Exchange demanding answers. This event kickstarted the Great Depression.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the 32nd president of the United States, began his over 12 year long presidency on March 4, 1933.
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After launching a full-scale invasion on China, the Japanese assaulted the Marco Polo Bridge on July 7, 1937, and routed the forces of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army led by Chiang Kai-shek.
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On December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, which was a United States military base, was attacked by the Japanese. This action catapulted the United States into World War 2.