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Prohibition Begins
This was the Eighteenth Amendment added to the Constitution banning the sale, manufacture, transportation, and consumption of alcohol. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery scandal under President Warren G. Harding. This was a complicated scandal including the owner-by-lease of the Teapot Dome in Wyoming, Edward L. Doheny, and Harry F. Sinclair. In the end, both received a $100,000 fine and jail time. -
President Coolidge is Elected
Coolidge's term marked economic prosperity in the United States. It marked the Roaring 20s, and Coolidge was widely appreciated by Americans. -
"The Spirit of St. Louis" starts its flight
Charles A. Lindbergh began the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying the "Spirit of St. Louis" 3,610 miles between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France. -
"The Spirit of St. Louis" ends it's flight
The "The Spirit of St. Louis" arrives in Paris in 33 hours and 30 minutes. Lindbergh was awarded $25,000 as a prize for his accomplishment. -
President Hoover is Elected
A few months into President Hoover's term the stock market crashed, bringing about the Great Depression. Many Americans blamed this economic downfall on lack of leadership in the country. -
Black Tuesday
This was the worst stock-market crash ever to occur in the United States and brought on the Great Depression which hit families hard, affecting the economy all over the world. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
President Hoover raised the tariff rates on farm products and some industrial businesses in order to increase American's reliance on American crops. Farmers in the U.S. were going broke because of the high level of imported farm goods. This brought the U.S. Tariff rates to a record breaking high. -
The Dust Bowl
The driest part of the United States, centered around the Plains, was the starting point for many massive dust storms in across America. Wind would pick up the dried topsoil and the static electricity created big dust clouds that swept across the country and picked up more dust as it went. -
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Bonus Army March
This was a protest in Washington D.C. consisting of nearly 43,000 marchers. Veterans and their family went to the Capitol to demand immediate payment in cash of their Service Certificates, for many of them had been unemployed for years, barely scraping by. -
Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
This was a non-profit organization that was designed to lower the unemployment rate during the Great Depression. Unemployed men ages 18-25 were granted the opportunity to work on government started work-sites that were centered around conservation and the development of natural resources. -
President Roosevelt was Elected
President Roosevelt was the president who led the country out of the Great Depression and introduced the New Deal programs. -
FDIC
This was created after the stock market crash, when people lost money they had deposited in banks. This caused banks to go out of business and people to become bankrupt. The FDIC was created to ensure Americans that a certain amount of insured money would be safe in banks and guaranteed at all times. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The TVA promised to help make the Tennessee River able to be travelled upon, as well as help prevent floods, improve farm land by helping to replant crops,and help develop a government nitrate and phosphorus manufacturing facility. -
Prohibition Ends
With the ratification of the Twentyfirst Amendment, the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed. However, to this day, certain liscense and requirements are necessary for the consumption, sale, and manufacture of alcohol-related products. -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This was a program whose main goal was to help reduce the unemployment rate by offering jobs to people without work. The program spent millions of dollars starting contruction projects all over the place to provide many job opportunities. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was first created to help the elderly people in society be able to support themselves instead of the government relying on state and local government to supply for them. The money is taken out of the payrolls of employees and is now used to not only support elderly but the disabled, unemployed, and children. -
Beginning of World War II
On this day Germany invaded Poland marking the beginning of the deadliest war in history. This war is known to be the war driven by Hitler, his hate for minorities, and thirst for power.
