Modernism By kaitlyn.marie13 Aug 15, 1914 Panama Canal Opens to Traffic Nov 7, 1916 Jeannette Rankin of Montana is the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Mar 5, 1917 Wilson's second inauguration. Apr 6, 1918 US enters WWI Jan 17, 1919 Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor. Aug 18, 1919 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote. Sep 26, 1919 President Wilson suffers a stroke Nov 19, 1919 Treaty of Versailles, outlining terms for peace at the end of World War I, is rejected by the Senate. Mar 4, 1921 Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. Jul 2, 1921 Harding signs resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany. Aug 2, 1923 President Harding dies suddenly. He is succeeded by his vice president, Calvin Coolidge. Mar 4, 1925 Coolidge's second inauguration. Mar 23, 1925 Tennessee passes a law against the teaching of evolution in public schools. Period: Jul 10, 1925 to Jul 25, 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Mar 4, 1929 Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st president. Oct 29, 1929 Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression. Mar 3, 1931 The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem. Jan 12, 1932 Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman. Jan 23, 1933 Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution, moving the president's inauguration date from March 4 to Jan. 20. Mar 4, 1933 Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president. Period: Mar 9, 1933 to Jun 16, 1933 New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress. Dec 5, 1933 Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition. Aug 14, 1935 Social Security Act is passed. Jan 20, 1937 F. Roosevelt's second inauguration. Jun 25, 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour. Sep 5, 1939 U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict. Jan 20, 1941 F. Roosevelt's third inauguration. He is the first and only president elected to a third term. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines. Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan. Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries. Jan 20, 1945 F. Roosevelt's fourth inauguration Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies of a stroke and is succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders unconditionally. Jul 16, 1945 First atomic bomb is detonated at Alamogordo, N.M. Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Aug 14, 1945 Japan agrees to unconditional surrender. Oct 24, 1945 United Nations is established.