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Warren Harding becomes 29th President of U.S.
Warren Harding (R) becomes 29th President of U.S. on March 4, 1921. He died of heart attack in office. -
20th Amendment
Start of presidential and VP terms moved to January 20th. Start of congressional terms moved to January 3rd. -
Calvin Coolidge becomes 30th U.S. President.
Calvin Coolidge(R) became the 30th president of the United States in 1923, after the death of Warren G. Harding. He was elected president in 1924 and served until 1929 -
Revenue Act of 1924
Revenue Act of 1924 slashed income tax on wealthy and corporations. -
Herbert C. Hoover served as 31st U.S. President.
Herbert C. Hoover (R) was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. -
Stock market crashes.
Stock market crashes in 1929 is the cause of the great depression. It started on October 24 and continued until October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes 32nd President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) was in his second term as governor of New York when he was elected as the U.S. 32nd president. -
Social Security Act
On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped. -
Franklin Roosevelt re-elected.
The second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States. -
Destroyers for Bases Agreement
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced to Congress on 3rd September 1940, that a deal had been agreed between the United States and Great Britain exchanging fifty U.S. Navy Destroyers for British overseas naval and air bases. -
Eight Action Memo also known as The McCollum memo.
In World War II, the McCollum memo proposes bringing the U.S. into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States. -
32nd President re-elected again.
Nov 5 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) is re-elected President of the United States for an unprecedented third term, defeating Republican candidate Wendell Willkie. President Roosevelt was able to be elected these many times because there was no limit on presidency.