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Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th president. He signs a resolution declaring peace with Austria and Germany.
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The Teapot Dome scandal breaks, as Senate launches an investigation into improper leasing of naval oil reserves during Harding administration.
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John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was tried for teaching Darwinism in a Tennesse public school years after the law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in schools was passed.
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Charles Lindbergh makes the first trans-Atlantic flight
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The Great Depression begins due to the Stock market crash.
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Amelia Earhart completes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
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New Deal recovery measures are enacted by Congress
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covered only workers in commercial and industrial occupations
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Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25 cents per hour.
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The U.S. declares its neutrality in the European conflict.
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; U.S. reciprocates by declaring war on both countries.