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WW1 Ends
The German Army surrenders on the night of November 11, 1918 -
18th Amendment
The US Congress Ratifies the 18th amendment, prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol. -
Steel Strike Ends
The Great Steel Strike of 1919 ends with the workers giving in and returning back to their jobs because of economic collapse. -
19th Amendment
The US Congress ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment, allow women the right to vote -
High Tariffs Enacted
The US Congress passes the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, Raising Tariffs In order to prevent Us Manufactures from collapsing, like the US Agriculture Industry -
German Economy Collapase
The German economy collapses making 1 German Mark worth .00015 US dollars -
Ford makes Model T's easier to afford
Henry ford uses the assembly line to create Model T's for an extremely cheap amount of money allowing them to sell them at extremely low prices, making cars a common mans luxury instead of just the rich man. Making 15 million Model T's by the end of 1927 -
IBM Is Founded
The International Business Machine Corporation is founded -
First television is Invented
Philo-Taylor Farnsworth completes the first ever Television and obtaining the first patent on August 26th of 1930 -
JC Penny Opens its 1000th Store
JC penny opens its one thousandth store, while the company had also reached a gross of 190 million dollars. being equivalent to 2.3 billion dollars today. -
Stock Market Crash
The US stock market crashes. Putting almost 15 million workers out of the job. Fueling what lead to the Great Depression. Which ended the Prosperous Boom of the 1920's
