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Harding's Inauguration
Warren G. Harding was inaugurated as the 29th president of the United States on March 4, 1921. -
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First Flight Across The Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh became the first man and person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean nonstop in his plane called The Spirit of Saint Louis. -
The National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner was adopted as the national anthem on March 3, 1931. -
First Woman U.S. Senator
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman to be elected as a United States Senator on January 12, 1932. -
First Woman To Fly Across The Atlantic
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean on May 21, 1932. -
The Twentieth Amendment
The Twentieth Amendment, the Lame Duck Amendment, of the Constitution was ratified on January 23, 1933. The amendment moved Inauguration Day from March 4th to January 20th. -
The Twenty-First Amendment
The Twenty-First Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933. The amendment ended the Prohibition from the Eighteenth Amendment. -
FDR's Third Inauguration
President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and only president to be inaugurated three times on January 20, 1941. -
America enters World War II
On December 11, 1941, America declares war on Germany and Italy due to Germany and Italy declaring war on America three days before, and when America declared war on the two countries, America officially entered World War II.