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Woodrow Wilson
Democrat President who served from March 4th, 1913 - March 4th, 1921. The Vice President was Thomas R. Marshall -
The Ford Motor Company
The Ford Motor Company introduces the first automobile assembly line with the Model T -
The 17th Amendment
Provides the dirct popular election of U.S. senators -
Underwood Simmons Tariff Act
President Wilson signs the Underwood-Simmons Tariff which re-imposed the federal income tax -
Federal Reserve Act
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act which created a Federal Reserve System made up of the Federal Reserve Board, and 12 regional reserve banks -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding a republican, was the 29th president. In this election was the first election in which women could vote. -
Thompson Urritia Treaty Ratified
This treaty with Columbia ws ratified, granting Columbia $25 millon dollars as compensaton for the loss of Panama -
Emergency Quota Act
Signed into law limiting the number of immigrants from any country to 3% of that nationality already in the U.S. -
Naval Oil Reserve
Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby transfers control of the naval oil reserves in California and Wyoming to the Department of the Interior, lead by Albert B. Fall. The reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming will be a prime source in the scandals durin the Harding Administration -
Alice Roberton- House of Rep
Alice Robertson is the first woman to preside over the House of Repsesentatives -
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge, a republican, became the 30th U.S. president. His term was marked by economic prosoerity -
Pact of Anapala
Reresentatives from Nicaragua, Guatemela, and El Salvador sign a pact with the U.S. which agreed to cut off the aid to insurgent forces in Honduras -
New Immigration Law
Congress passes a more aggressive law with more restrictive quotas. Japanes immigrants are banned while Canadian and Mexicans are exemp -
The Dawes Plan
To solve the German reparation problem the U.S, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Belgium signed this to end work of the Ruhr by French and Belgium troops -
The Largest KKK Parade
Around 40,000 men and women members of the KKK marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. wearing their white robes -
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover a republican, became the 31th president of the U.S.. The Vice President was Charles Curtis. -
Secretary of State
Hoover elects Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of State -
Academy Awards
The first annual Academy Awards were presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -
Black Thursday
The New York Stock Exchange collapsed in stock prices as 13 million shares are sold. Even wealthy investors couldnt avoid the fall. -
Black Tuesday
16.4 million shares of stock are traded on the as large blocks of equities are sold at extremely low prices. By December 1, NYSE stocks will have lost $26 billion in value. -
Franflin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt, a democrat was elected as the 32nd president of the U.S.. Leading the nation during the Great Depression and a victory from WWII -
Goodbye Gold Standard
By presidential proclamation Roosevelt akes the U.S. off the gold standard. While the value of the dollar declines the policy also allows more money to become available to Americans -
Federal Securities Act
Congress passes the Federal Securities Act, requiring all issues of stocks and bonds to be registered and approved by the federal government -
The American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor votes to boycott all German-made products to protest the Nazi party's organized labor in Germany -
The Gold Reserve Act & Federal Farm Refinancing Act
Congress passes the Gold Reserve Act, allowing the President to fix the value of the U.S. dollar at between 50 to 60 cents in terms of gold. Later FDR signs the Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act, establishing the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, designed to help farmers pay their mortgages
