The Good Ole Day 1917 to 1941 By tbaay3 Apr 3, 1917 1917: The United States enters the first World War Nov 11, 1918 The End of the First World War - Versailles Conference Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles - Germany loses annexed lands and colonies Mar 19, 1920 Senate Rejects to join League of Nations Oct 10, 1921 The World Series the New York Giants defeat the New York Yankees Sep 21, 1922 Congress passes the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, Aug 2, 1923 President Warren G. Harding dies of stroke Jan 9, 1924 Ford Motor Company exceeds $1 billion Apr 10, 1925 The Great Gatsby is published Apr 7, 1926 Mussolini is shot 3 times by Violet Gibson in Rome, only hitting him in the nose Oct 6, 1927 The Jazz Singer- first talking movie Jul 7, 1928 sliced bread invented Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market crashes- The Great Depression begins May 11, 1930 Pluto discovered Mar 3, 1931 U.S. Officially Gets National Anthem May 20, 1932 Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic Mar 20, 1933 First Nazi Concentration Camp Established May 11, 1934 The Great Terror Begins in the Soviet Union Sep 15, 1935 Germany Issues the Anti-Jewish Nuremberg Laws May 11, 1936 All German Boys Must Join Hitler Youth May 6, 1937 The Hindenburg disaster Oct 30, 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast Causes Panic May 11, 1939 World War II Begins May 1, 1940 Auschwitz Opens May 11, 1941 Nazis Begin Killing Adults and Children With Mental and Physical Disabilities as Part of Their Aktion T-4 Program