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19th Amendment
On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex. -
Great Gatsby Published
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby in 1925. -
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The Great Depression
When the US was in a state of economic depression, that took place mostly during the 1930s. The second World War helped pull the United States out of this depression. -
Wall Street Crash/Black Tuesday
The stock market crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash, was a decline in U.S. stock market values in 1929 . -
Al Capone Was Sentenced to Time in Jail
On October 17, 1931, Chicago gangster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison -
Roosevelt Wins Election
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election. -
Hitler proclaimed himself Führer of Germany
German President Hindenburg died. Hitler proclaimed himself Führer of Germany. From that point forward, Hitler was the dictator of Germany. -
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals during the 1936 Summer Olympics. -
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World War 2
The second world war beings on September 1st, 1939 and ends September 2nd 1945.