1920- 1960s events By LandonC23 1869 Prohibition party founded 1917 Volstead act 1918 End Of WW2 1919 Radification of 18th amendment 1919 Bootleggers arise 1920 Woman Voting 1929 The Great deppresion begins 1929 Henry Hoover became president He did nothing to help great depression. Oct 24, 1929 Stock Market falls 11% Oct 28, 1929 Stocks fall another 13 percent Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crashes 1931 Drought Crops weren't able to grow due to no rain fall 1932 Dustorms increase 1933 18th Amendment repealed Mar 4, 1933 New Deal Oct 29, 1933 Great Depression ended/ WW2 Started 1934 Dust Storms from dust bowl Affected 25 states 1935 Black Storm Dust storm that does tons of damages 1960 Viet Com emerge Feb 1, 1960 Sit-in Protests Sep 26, 1960 First Televised Presidential Election Nov 8, 1960 John F Kennedy Elected May 4, 1961 Freedom Riders Aug 28, 1963 "I have a dream" speach/march Nov 22, 1963 John F Kennedy Assassination Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Oct 14, 1964 MLK gets awarded Nobel Prize Feb 21, 1965 Malcom X Assassinated Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act Oct 15, 1965 Black Panther Party