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Birth
Warren G. Harding was born on a cool November night to his parents George Tryon and Phoebe Elizabeth Dickerson Harding. -
schooling
Warren. G Harding had no formal education besides a one room classroom in his town of Blooming Grove, Ohio. When he was 14 Harding attended Ohio Central Collage until he graduated in 1882 to become a rural school teacher. -
Teacher
Harding begins to teach at a country school outside of Marion, Ohio. after collage. -
Wedding Bells
On July 8, 1891 Warren G Harding marries Florence Mable Kling and she becomes Florence Mable Harding. The pair never had children -
Switching Jobs
Harding switches from being a teacher to be an insurance sales agent for more privacy for him and his wife. -
first time in politics
In 1900 Harding was elected to serve as Ohio state Senater and he successfully did so for four years until 1904 -
Moving up in life
In 1904 after being a Ohio Senator for four years Harding ran for governor but got beat and but to lutenat governor position -
Mothers Death
Harding's mother Phoebe Elizabeth Harding dies at age 66 on May 20, 1910 and is buried in Marion Cemetery this is exactly 10 years before Harding decided to run for president in the election of 1920. -
Mine Workers v.s Coal Co.
Supreme Court rules that striking miners are liable for damage inflicted upon company property and it is the first in a number of attempts to control organized labor that has because increasingly volatile after the war. -
WorldWar1 comes to an end
At the end of world war 1 It was almost time for a new presidential campaign this is what helped to get Harding in office with his campaign being for a return to normalcy. -
Women can vote
In the August of 1920 just before Harding was elected the 19th amendment was passed as constitutional with a unanimous vote in Washington. -
Election of 1920
On November 2, 1920 Harding won the election against his main rival James M. Cox in a very close race that Harding came out on top by a landslide . Warren G. Harding gran as a republican. -
Maternity Act
The Shepard-Towner Maternity Act is an act that gave a portion of government funds to Parent and children centers for the poor. -
Final Troops
Finally after the end of the war in 1921 the final american troops that where in Europe at the time are brought back to the states and all the surviving american troops are safely brought home -
Inauguration
on this day Warren G. Harding gave a 3,326 word speech addressing return to normalcy after world war 1. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Started in 1921 when Secretary Albert. B Fall leases the Teapot dome oil reserves to private owners to be in control of the oil instead of the government this land was sold to people in California and Wyoming along with opening more oil reserves to sell to more people in the governments name. This was found out after Harding's death in 1924. -
Emergency Quota Act
This law limited the number of immigrants from any given country to 3%. This law only lasted 3 years and was replace by a much harsher law in 2024 -
Emergency Tariff Act
Harding and Congress pass the Emergency Tariff Act. Raising tariffs, especially on farm products, the temporary bill will be replaced one year later by the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act -
First woman in House of Representatives
Alice Robertson was the first person to preside over the house of representatives as a republican and almost defeating William Hasting. -
Change in Chief
On this day former president William Taft became Chief of Justice in the supreme court over Edward D. White with the help of a suggestion from Harding. -
Unemployment conference
The Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover presides over a conference on unemployment in Washington, D.C., as unemployment reaches a post-war high of 5.7 million. -
Budget and Accounting Act
Harding signs the Budget and Accounting Act in order to better organize the federal government's accounts. The act establishes the Bureau of the Budget and the General Accounting Office under the Treasury Department. -
Cable Act
The cable act gave women the right to stay a US citizen even when they have married an immigrant man. -
Casper Volstead Act
This act said farmers could buy and sell without fear they would be prosecuted under federal law, and provides limited antitrust exemption to associations of producers; such limited exemption comes about by legally permitting reduction of competition among farmers -
Squirrel
This is the day Warren G. Harding's pet squirrel Pete made his first appearance as a presidential pet. -
Accusations of Charles Forbes
Charles Forbes, head of the newly established Veterans Bureau, was accused of accepting kickbacks from contractors building veterans’ hospitals and illegally selling surplus medical supplies. Forbes resigned in February 1923. It was later found out that he had stolen more than 200 million dollars in government funds. -
Speaking tour
Harding and his wife leave for his “voyage of understanding,” a transcontinental speaking tour across Alaska and the West designed to strengthen the faith of the people in the middle of many scandals and accusations. This is the tour Harding would later die on. -
Pneumonia
Warren g. Harding is officially diagnosed with pneumonia as his condition worsens with a heart rate of 125. -
Death
Warren G. Harding Dies from prominent poisoning that later turned into pneumonia -
Funeral
Warren G. Harding's casket was adorned with a flag and a spread eagle made with red, white, and blue flowers that had been designed by his wife Florence Harding. Later that afternoon the funeral train departed for Marion, Ohio, where a final funeral service was held eight days after his death.