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The League of Nations ratifies the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War 1.
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The 18th Amendment, which prohibts the use of alcohol, was created.
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The 19th Amendment was created, allowing women to vote.
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Congress created the Emergency Quota Act, putting a quota on immigration into America.
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President Harding signed a peace treaty created by Congress stating all hostilites with Germany, Austria, and Hungary were over.
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The Teapot Dome scandal begins when Albert B. Fall sold U.S. oil reserves in Wyoming.
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Time Magazine is published for the first time.
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J. Edgar Hoover was chosen as the leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching the theory of evolution in school, against Tenessee. He received a fine of $100.
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The Great Mississippi Flood ocurred, which affected 700,000 people.
