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Nationwide ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol begins
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The 19th amendment grants women the right to vote in the United States
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Restricts immigration based on nationality.
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Further restricts immigration, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe
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"Monkey Trial" debates evolution in schools.
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First feature-length "talkie" film released.
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Republican takes office promising continued prosperity.
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Begins the Great Depression,
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Gang violence escalates in Chicago
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F.Scott Fitzgerald publishes the book that would define the era.
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Imposes high tariffs, worsening international trade.
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The Dust Bowl Drought starts in the Southern Plains
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Banking system collapses as people lose savings
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WW1 veterans march on Washington seeking early payment of bonuses.
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Government agency provides loans to banks and businesses.
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FDR becomes president, promising a "New Deal."
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CCC, AAA, and other programs are launched to provide relief and recovery.
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Black Blizzards plague the Dust Bowl region.
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Establishes a system of old-age benefits and unemployment insurance
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John Steinbeck publishes his famous novel about the Dust Bowl migration
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Civil rights activists protest segregation at lunch counters.
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Activists challenge segregation on interstate buses.
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Massive demonstration for civil rights; MLK delivers "I Have a Dream" speech
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Landmark legislation prohibits discrimination bases on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.
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Outlaws discriminatory voting practices
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Congress authorizes military action in Vietnam
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Anti-war protesters demonstrate at the Pentagon
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North Vietnamese launch major offensive, turning point in Vietnam War.
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN.
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Music festival becomes a symbol of counterculture and anti-war sentiment