Historical Timeline By karadonnelly12 1903 Wright Brothers take their first flight 1909 First junior high school opens in Columbus, Ohio 1910 No compulsory laws were in existence in any state 1913 17th Amendment to the constitution was ratified 1914 U.S. enters WW1 1917 Smith-Hughes Act passes, providing federal funding for vocational education 1919 Women gain the right to vote in the 19th Amendment 1919 Prohibition started due to the 18th Amendment 1919 All states declared laws to transport children to school 1919 All states declared laws to transport children to school 1920 All states require students age 8-14 to attend school for a part of the year 1922 Council for Exceptional Children was created 1924 Native Americans become U.S. citizens 1925 Tennessee passes a law against the teaching evolution in public schools 1925 Chrysler was found 1926 First SAT is administered 1927 Speech was delivered by Calvin Coolidge making Mount Rushmore a national park 1930 Great Depression began 1931 Star Spangled Banner was named National Anthem 1933 President's inauguration date was moved from March 4 to Jan. 20 due to the 20th Amendment 1933 Prohibition was repealed due to the 21st Amendment 1939 WW2 began 1944 Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1945 G.I. Bill of Rights was passed that gave thousands of working men college scholarships 1946 National School lunch Act was approved