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Warren G Harding Becomes 29th President of the United States
His presidency was known as the the most corrupt in history because of the Teapot Dome Scandal. The Teapot Dome Scandal was when several of Harding's officials conspired to lease government land in Wyoming to oil companies in exchange for cash, this was a big deal because most of Harding's officials were his closest friends and relatives. -
Congress Passed the Emergency Immigration Act
The Emergency Immigration Act was put into place as a stopgap immigration measure and then 3 years later permanently established country of origin quotes through the National Origin Act. -
Charles Lindbergh Flew Around the World
Charles Lindbergh concluded the first ever nonstop solo flight from New York to Paris. He navigated the Atlantic Ocean in 33 hour. This flight made him the "hero of the decade" and it helped restore faith of many Americans. -
The Jazz Singer Came Out
The Jazz Singer was the first movie released that had synchronized words and pictures, this movie helped develop movies into what they are today. -
Herbert Hoover Becomes President of the United States
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Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was on October 29, 1929 and this was the first day when the stock market began to fall and the prices began to plummet. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Hoover signed into law the highest tariff in American history and this is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930. With this tariff walls rose across the globe and international trade ground to a halt. -
Mukden Incident
An explosion tore up tracks controlled by Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway hear city of Shenyang, this helped start World War II. -
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The Dust Bowl
Texas and the Dakotas suffered from sever droughts. With no rain, topsoil turned to dust. Then the winds churned the dust into massive storms that blotted out the sky, chocked settlers and livestock, and rained dirt as far east as Washington DC, New England, and ships on the Atlantic Ocean, this area became known as the dust bowl. -
Franklin D Roosevelt Becomes the President of the United States
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Fireside Chat
On this day Roosevelt appeared on the radio and had a fireside chat, in these chats he would explain the New Deal legislation to encourage confidence in government actions and to mobilize the American people's support. These were called fireside chats because they were late at night so the whole family could listen together. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan surprised attacked Pearl Harbor (United States), this eventually brought America into war.