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The seventeenth Amendment gives the people the right to vote for their senate.
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The Underwood-Simmons Tariff reduces rates previously raised by former presidents.
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The Federal Reserve Act helped to safeguard America's financial institutions, the American economy, and the supply of U.S. currency. It also gave the government the ability to control the abundance of money in circulation.
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Ten years and lots of deaths later, the panama canal was finally opened as a trans-oceanic traffic route.
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The Germans were using unrestricted submarine warfare to pull ahead in the war. However, they hit a British luxury liner. Of the nearly 1,900 people aboard, 1,200 died among them 128 Americans.
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After remaining neutral for so long, a few things forced the U.S. into war, the sinking of the Lusitania, the breaking of the Sussex Pledge and the Zimmerman Note. Following these accidents, Americans were urged Wilson to declare war on Germany. So, with the approval of Congress, Wilson declared war on Germany.
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The Thompson-Urrutia Treaty with Colombia gave $25 million for the loss of the Panama.
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The Emergency Quota Act limited the number of immigrants allowed into America from any given country.
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The Sheppard-Towner Act gave fund to establish and run prenatal and child health care centers.
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Harding issues an executive order halting U.S. occupation of the Rhine so all remaining American troops leave Germany.
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The Teapot Dome Sandal begins to unfold, Harding accepts the resignation of Interior Secretary Fall.
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The Pact of Anapala was a pact between the United States, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador agreeing to cut off aid to the insurgent forces in neighboring Honduras threatening to overthrow President Rafael Gutierrez.
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The Dawes Plan was signed by the United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Belgium to solve the German reparation problems.
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The Largest Ku Klux Klan demonstration took place walking down Pennsylvania Anvenue, over 40,000 men and women dressed in their all white robes joined the demonstration.
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This act gave the Commerce Department regulatory powers over parts of the industry, such as the licensing of pilots and aircrafts.
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Charles Lindberg completes the first transcontinental flight from New York to Paris.
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The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by the U.S. and fifteen other coutries against the use of war to solve settle disputes.
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The Agricultural Marketing Act created the Federal Farm Board which was used to promote the sale of agricultural products.
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On Black Tuesday, a record of 16.4 million shared of stock were sold.
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The London Naval Treaty was signed by the U.s., Britain and Japan.
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The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem.
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the Reforestation Relief Act created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which gave jobs to young men throught a national reforestation program.
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The Federal Securities Act required all stocks and bonds to be registered and apporved by the federal government.
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The Gold Reserve Act gave the president the ability to fix the value of the U.S. Dollar at between 50 to 60 cents in terms of gold.
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the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act gave $5 billion to help establish federal programs that FDR called for.
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This act established the Social Securities Board. It is also what gives elderly people over the age of 65 their retirement money along with unemployment and money for the disabled,
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The National Housing Act established the U.S. Housing Authority, which is charged with administering loans for rural and urban home construction.
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The Dixie Clipper was the first passeger airplane. It held 22 passegers and traveled from Long Island, New York to Lisbon, Portugal.
