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Warren G. Harding Inaugurated
Warren G. Harding is Inaugurated as the twenty-ninth President of the United States. He promises a "return to normalcy." -
Warren G. Harding Dies
While on tour, President Warren G. Harding dies suddenly. -
Calvin Coolidge Inaugurated
A day after President Harding's death, Calvin Coolidge is inaugurated as the thirtieth President of the United States. -
Scopes Trial Begins
The Scopes Trial, a trial for a schoolteacher accused of teaching evolution, begins. It will transform into a debate between William Jennings Bryan, an advocate of Christianity and Creation, and Clarence Darrow, an agnostic and advocate of evolution. -
Herbert Hoover Inaugurated
Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the thirty-first President of the United States. -
Albert B. Fall Found Guilty during Teapot Dome Scandal
A member of President Harding's cabinet, Albert B. Fall, is found guilty during a scandal involving the Wyoming oil reserve Teapot Dome. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes on "Black Tuesday", revealing the economic instability that will send the United States into the Great Depression. -
Bonus Army Attacked
The "Bonus Army", a group of World War I veterans demanding that their bonuses be paid, demonstrate in Washington D.C. Herbert Hoover sends the U.S. Army to suppress the Bonus Army, causing mayhem and injuring the president's reputation. -
Twentieth Amendment Adopted
The Twentieth Amendment, which moves the beginning and end of presidential terms from March 4 to January 20 and the beginning and end of congressional terms from March 4 to January 3, is adopted. -
New Deal Begins
Franklin D. Roosevelt begins a program designed to bring government aid to the nation and end the Great Depression. It is referred to as the "New Deal". -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the thirty-second President of the United States. -
Fireside Chats Begin
The Fireside Chats, radio talks in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the people on the nation's political situation, begin. -
Twenty-first Amendment Ratified
The Twenty-first Amendment, which repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, or the prohibition of alcohol, is ratified. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act, which provides grants to the elderly and those in need, is passed. It is one lasting aspect of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. -
World War II Begins
After the nation of Germany, which is quickly rising in power under Adolf Hitler, invades Poland, France and Britain declare war on Germany and begin World War II. -
Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) Founded
President Franklin D. Roosevelt founds the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC), which helps to stifle discrimination of minorities in the workplace. -
Atlantic Charter
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet to create the Atlantic Charter, which will later help in forming the United Nations. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Although the attack is intended to deprive the United States of military strength and keep it from entering the war, the attack only serves to bring the nation out of neutrality. -
U.S. Enters World War II
The United States enters World War II only days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.