200 point Assignment By Laurencurtis Jan 16, 1919 18th Amendment is Ratified Oct 28, 1919 The National Prohibition Act Passed 1920 Roy Olmstead becomes king of the Puget sound bootleggers 1922 Frank Allen Mather signs on with the Treasury Department to scour Nelson County, Kentucky for signs of moonshiners. 1924 The boston Herald offers $200 to the reader who comes up with a new word for someone who flagrantly ignores the edict and drinks illegal liquor 1928 The Purple gang goes to trial for bootlegging and hijacking 1929 Stock Market Crash 1929 Al Capone is blamed for murder Feb 14, 1929 Then valentine's Day Massacre, when Al Capone has several of bugs moran's men murdered in Chicago Mar 4, 1929 Herbert Hoover became President Jul 21, 1930 Hoover created the department of Veterans Affairs Nov 7, 1930 The bank of Tennessee failed Dec 11, 1930 The Bank of the United States failed 1933 Franklin Roosevelt took office 1933 The government stopped repaying dollars with gold Dec 5, 1933 The 21st Amendment repealing prohibition is ratified 1937 FDR began his second term 1938 FDR abolished mark to market accounting 1940 Hitler conquered France and bombed London 1960 JRK is elected president Mar 1, 1961 Peace Corps Dec 4, 1962 JFK Proposes big tax cuts 1963 The hottest summer on record Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy Assassination Jul 2, 1964 Civil rights act of 1964 1965 First protest Jul 30, 1965 Creation of medicare and medicaid Oct 20, 1965 Higher Education Act Sep 23, 1966 Minimum Wage Increases 1968 Man on the moon
