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Roaring 20's / Great Depression

By elisabeth.collie
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress on this day. Women granted the right to vote in elections.
  • Prohibition Begins in the U.S.

    Prohibition Begins in the U.S.

    On this day the United States makes the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol in the United States illgeal.
  • First Commercial Radio Station KDKA

    First Commercial Radio Station KDKA

    The first commercial radio station, KDKA, aired on this day. It also aired the Presidential Election that year.
  • Scopes Trial

    Scopes Trial

    John Scopes is arrested for challenging Charle's Darwin's theory of evolution and is arrested.
  • KKK March in Washington DC

    KKK March in Washington DC

    The Klu Kulx Klan marched to D.C. to show their support for their group.

  • Stock Market Crash

    The day of the worst stock market crash in American history. Also known as Black Tuesday

  • People Unemployed

    More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the October, 1929 crash.

  • Apples Galore

    The street corners of New York City are filled with apple-sellers. With nearly 6,000 people unempolyed selling apples for 5 cents a piece.

  • Roosevelt Rules

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president in a landslide over Hebert Hoover.

  • New York's Bank of the U.S. Crashes

    New York's Bank of the United States collapses. At the time of the collapse, the bank has over $200 million in deposits, making it the largest bank failure in U.S. history.