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Car
American Thomas Davenport is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle. -
Black thursday
bushfires were a devastating series of fires that swept the state of Victoria, Australia on 6 February 1851. they were considered the largest bushfires. 12 lives were lost, along with one million sheep and thousands of cattle. -
telephone
the telephone was invented to call accross town to speak to one another. -
radio
the radio was invented, so there could be music when homes without having to go around and listen to music. -
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the great migration
the migration was because they wanted freedom. the north had better school's. even better work. -
18th amendment
U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. started the prohibtion. in the 21st amendment ended/repealed the 18th amendment. -
19th amendment
this amendment was about the woman's suffrage. it was about women having the right to vote. -
Emergency Quota act
it restricted immigration into the United states. intended as temporary legislation. The act proved in the long run the most important turning-point in American immigration policy -
Immigration act 1924
it limited the immigration rate to 2%. it's a fedreal law. was signed by president coolidge. -
television
it was invented to watch programs with families. -
black tuesday
it was the wall street crash of 1929. best known as stock market crash of 1929. Was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States -
Hoover Dam constructed
Once known as Boulder Dam. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression. For their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. -
franklin d. roosevelt elected president
He was elected President in November 1932, to the first of four terms. His second term was in 1936 he was re-elected by a top-heavy margin. -
1933
the GNP rate was 68.3 at this time. the unemployment rate was 25.2 lower then other years. 5,504 banks closed that day -
21st amendment
this amendment repealed the 18th amendment. this is the only amendment that appealed any amendment. -
GI bill of rights
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans. Benefits included low-cost mortgages, loans to start a business or farm, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend college, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. -
internet
was becoming know at the time when the computer started to come around too. -
computer
started to be invented around the time internet was becoming know as well as the computer. -
frisbee invented
The California-based Wham-O Company changed the name to Frisbee since the Pluto Platter was the same shape of the pie tin and many children were already using the term “frisbie” because of the pie tins tossed around by college students in the 1920’s.