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Estelle Johnson is born.
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U.S. House of Representatives rejects a proposal that gives women a right to vote
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he 19th Amendment passes, guaranteeing women's sufferage (right to vote).
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The Stock Market Crash marks the beginning of the Great Depression.
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The U.S. joins World War II after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Great Depression officially ends in the United States.
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The Brown vs. Board of Education case, which establishes seperate public schools for black and white students as unconstitutional, is decided.
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The Civil Rights Act goes into law, abolishing raciel segregation in the United States.
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, outlawing discriminatory voting acts towards African Americans.