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Harding was elected with the idea of a "return to normalcy" after the upheaval of of WWI. While the U.S. saw some recovery during his presidency, Harding can hardly take responsibility for any return to normalcy.
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On this night, Warren G. Harding died of a heart attack with no warning.
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Calvin Coolidge was vice president when William G. Harding had his heart attack. Coolidge decided not to run again in the 1928 election.
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The Wall Street Stock Market Crash came about for numerous reasons, including the over-extension of credit during the 1920s and the mass-unemployment of farmers.
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Herbert Hoover was reelected in 1928, despite being vastly less qualified than his opponent, Alfred E. Smith.
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With Hitler came the rise of the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party, a militant political party that sought total control and ethnic cleansing of Europe.
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FDR was the president responsible for the most steps made in Great Depression recovery. He authored both the first and second New Deals, and sponsored many U.S. recovery agencies.
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Germany invaded Poland on the first of September, 1939. Great Britain declared war two days later. WWII had begun.
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Japanese bombers assaulted the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of Americans, both military and civilians.
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FDR declared war on Japan in his famous "infamy speech".