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President Wilson appears before Congress to speak about revising tariffs.
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Wilson signs legislation establashing the Federal Traade Commision.
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Wilson appoints Louis B. Brandeis to the Supreme Court. He is the first Jewish justice in American history.
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Congress overrides President Wilson's veto of the Immigration Act, which requires a literacy test for immigrants and restricts the entry of Asian laborers not covered by separate diplomatic agreements.
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This act banned the manufacture of alcohol for domestic sale.
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Harding signs the Emergency Quota Act into law, limiting the number of immigrants from any given country to 3 percent of that nationality already in the United States by 1910.
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In response to American public opinion, Harding and Congress pass the Emergency Tariff Act.
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Harding signs into law the creation of the Federal Narcotics Control Board.
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His death was most likely due to a heart attack.
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In a simple 2:30 a.m. ceremony, presided over by his father at his home in Plymouth, Vermont, Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the thirtieth President of the United States.
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In his first State of the Union address, Coolidge expresses his support for prohibition and U.S. involvement in the World Court.
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In his first State of the Union address, Coolidge expresses his support for prohibition and U.S. involvement in the World Court.
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Providing twenty-year annuities for veterans at an overall cost of $2 billion, the Soldiers' Bonus Bill is passed by the House. One month later, the Senate also passes the bill only to have Coolidge veto it;
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oolidge signs the Revenue Act into law, as Harding's policy of “normalcy” morphs into keeping “cool with Coolidge.”
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Concerned that four more years in office might appear to some observers as a third term as President, Coolidge ends any talk of his candidacy for the 1928 election stating, “I do not choose to run.”
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Hoover appoints Henry L. Stimson Secretary of State,
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Hoover names Charles Evans Hughes, former secretary of state under Harding and Coolidge.
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Over Hoover's veto, Congress passes the Bonus Loan Bill. The act allows veterans to obtain cash loans of up to 50 percent of their bonus certificates issued in 1924. February 27, 1931
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Hoover establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, an agency designed to lend money to banks, insurance companies, and other institutions to stimulate the economy. It will have $2 billion at its disposal.
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President Herbert Hoover ordered the United States Army to remove a group of protesting veterans from federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The troops and the veterans clashed in a violent confrontation.
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Roosevelt declares a four-day “bank holiday” in order to stop the panic “run” on the nation's banks. He also summons Congress to a special session on March 9.
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Roosovelt signs the Securities Exchange Act, creating the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which will license stock exchanges and determine the legality of certain speculative market practices.
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In his third State of the Union Address, Roosolvelt effectively announces the beginning of a second stage of his New Deal.
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Roosevelt wins reelection to the presidency in stunning fashion, gaining 523 electoral votes (27,750,000 popular) to Landon's 8 (16,680,000 popular).
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FDR is inaugurated for his second term. In his Inaugural Address, he promises to continue his fight to return the nation to economic health, stating, “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.”