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Frances Willard
Participated in the creation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. (WCTU). -
Tin Pan Alley
The name was first used when a set of songwriters and music publishers set up shops in the same district of Manhattan. -
William Jennings Bryan
Became the 41st United States Secretaary of State -
Marcus Garvey
Becomes founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) when he returned to Jamaica. -
The Great Migration
During the 20's over 800,000 African Americans have traveled to northern cities. -
1st Red Scare (1920's)
The United States are concered about communists afflicting cities when a bomb exploded on Wall Street. -
Warren G. Harding's "Return to Normalcy"
As Warren G. Harding was a candidate for the presidential election, he promised that America will return to the way of life before World War I. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
President Harding issued an order that transferred the contro of the Teapot Dome Oil Field in Natrona County, Wyoming from the Navy Department to the Department of the Interior. -
Jazz Music
Many Jazz bands began to perform in Chicago, as it was one of the cities included to be the biggest centres for jazz. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Cotton Club has its grand opening which later becomes one of the largest and most famous nightclubs. -
Prohibition
While the prohibition of alcohol was being enforced all over the United States, there were over 30,000 speakeasy clubs in New York City. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The case went over the accusation of high school teacher John Scopes for teaching about human evolution. Which was illegal in most public schools. -
Social Darwinism
As it was unlawful to teach about the evolution in Tennessee, John Scopes, a high school teacher , was tried for breaking the law as evolution was quite a controversial subject to teach. -
Clarence Darrow
Once of his notable cases was the Scopes "Monkey" Trial in which he defended Ossian Sweet and Jhon T. Scopes. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Becomes the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean after arriving at Paris within 33 hours, 29 minutes, and 30 seconds. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford drives his 15th million Model T car at Highland Park. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression outsets in America. -
Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"
Utilily stocks plummeted which led to an immense amount of stocks being sold. -
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes publishes his first novel, "Not Without Laughter" and won the Harmon gold medal for literature. -
The Dust Bowl
First hit the United States causing major draughts. -
The New Deal
President Frankllin D. Roosevelt travelled to Chicago to give a speech for "A New Deal for America". -
"Relief, Recovery, Reform"
President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the Three R's in his speech as a solution to The Great Depression . -
20th Amendment
The 20th amendment, which allowed the U.S to select election start and end dates became ratified by congress. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Became elected as the 32nd president of the United States. -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Became the First Lady of the United States when married to president Roosevelt. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The TVA is created when President Roosevelt signs the Tennesse Valley Authority Act. -
Federal Reserve System
Once the Banking Act of 1933 was passed all banks were required to be inspected by the Federal Reserve System in order to make further solutions. and open market operations to be held there as well. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The first board of directors of the FDIC was sworn in at The Treasury Department in Washington D.C. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment, which repealed the 18th amendment of nationwide prohibition, was ratified. -
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC agency is created. -
Dorothea Lange
Gets hired as a field investigator, photographer for Resettlement Administration by Roy Stryker. -
Social Security Administration (SSA)
The SSA is created
