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18th amendment ratified
Congress ratifies the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States. -
Woodrow Wilson Suffers a Stroke
Under heavy strain while on a speaking tour promoting the League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke, leaving him largely incapacitated for the final 18 months of his term. He dies on February 3rd, 1924. -
More urban than rural
The United States reports that more people live in urban areas rather than rural. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote. -
Harding Wins Presidential Election by a Landslide
Republican Warren G. Harding is elected to the presidency by a landslide. Harding wins 60% of the popular vote and 75% of the electoral vote. -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
The Sacco-Vanzetti trial begins. Immigrant Italian radicals Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will eventually be convicted of murder and executed. -
Harding Dies
President Warren G. Harding dies of stroke in a San Francisco hotel room. Vice President Calvin Coolidge ascends to presidency. -
Monkey "Scopes" Trial
Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the teaching of Darwin. The ensuing "Scopes Monkey Trial," pitting defense attorney Clarence Darrow against three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan in a proxy debate of modernity versus fundamentalism, captivates the nation. Scopes is eventually found guilty. -
KKK Klansman march
Ku Klux Klan--Against Blacks, Jews, Catholics. Used terror to control them. 40,000 Ku Klux Klansmen march on Washington, their white-hooded procession filling Pennsylvania Avenue. -
Immigrant's executed
Sacco and Vanzetti are executed by electric chair, with very little evidence -
Hoover Elected as President
Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Al Smith of New York. -
Stock Market Crash
The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression. -
Birth date
January 13th, 2003 -
Major important life event
One major life event that I will never forget was Christmas break of 2013 where we didn't have power for 9 days but we all remained happy and had a fun christmas. -
Graduation date
May, 2021
