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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austrian throne, when he visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. Serbian nationalst Gavrilo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand.
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August 1, Germany, obligated by a treaty to help support Austria- Hungary and declared war on Russia.
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It was on this day Germany declared war on Russia's ally France. But after Germany invaded Belgium, Britian declared war on Germany and Austria- Hunary. And the great war begins.
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Palmer pointed J. Edger Hoover as his special assistant. Palmer, Hoover, and their agents hunted down suspected communists, socialists , and anarchists -- people who opposed any form of government.
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Workers in the steel mills wanted the right to negotiate and collective bargaining rights.
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Poeple of the United States panic because of the fear communist would take over.
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The Steel mill strike had ended.
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On this day, the 18th Amendment was in effect. Where all alcholic beverages were illegal.
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Were arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts.
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The membership of the K.K.K reached 4.5 million "white male" persons, native-born gentile citizens.
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On this day, Tennessee passed the nation's first law to make it a crime to teach evolution.
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This was a fight over evolution and the role of science and religion being taught in public schools and in the American society.
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The two men (Sacco and Vanzetti) were killed in the electric chair. And before Vanzetti died he made a statement.
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This was the most nortious killing of the 1920's, which was led by Al Capone, killing all of Bug's Moran men.
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Stock prices reached their peaked and then fell.
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Now known as Black Tuesday--- the bottom fell out of the market and the nation's confidence. Shareholders frantically tried to sell before prices plunged even lower.
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Was the 1st women to fly solo across the Alantic Ocean.
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A force of 1,000 soldiers under the command of General Douglas MacArthur and his aide, Major Dwight D. Eisenhower, came to roust the veterans.
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On taking office, the Roosevelt administration launched a period of intense activity.
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A women name Ann Marie Low wrote about her experience living within the "Dust Bowl"
