Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons 1919: The National Prohibition Act U.S. legislation in 1919 passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The National Prohibition Act was ratified Jan. 16 and originally vetoe...
but some things didn't change. One of those things was thepillbox hat,a small, circular, straight-sided hat that sometimes included net veils. It grew by several inches over the years, but remained largely the same. It also became one of the only hats that endured from the 1940...
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons 1920: The Nineteenth Amendment women's right to vote On Aug. 18, 1920, women were empowered like never before in the United States after the 19th Amendment was passed. After a fight for women's rights that began more than a century before, the Ni...
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Library of Congress 1931: Japan violates League of Nations - Army strength: 140,516 people - Navy strength: 93,307 people - Marine Corps strength: 16,782 people - Air Force strength: Not yet formed - Total strength: 252,605 people
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Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons 1926: Nervous Nellie, Protestant ethic Other notable words: Cotton candy, down payment, driver's license, meals-on-wheels, pig in a blanket, sugar daddy In his 1926 book, "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," Max Weber examined the ...
Harris & Ewing // Library of Congress 1926: Air Commerce Act A year later on May 20, Congress approved the Air Commerce Act making the government responsible for air commerce, airways, navigation improvement, and the enforcement of flight safety restrictions. This act opened the floodgates for ...
Public Domain 1920: National Defense Act amended - Army strength: 204,292 people- Navy strength: 121,845 people- Marine Corps strength: 17,165 people- Air Force strength: Not yet formed- Total strength: 343,302 people- Percent of population enlisted: 0.32% Congress in 1920 passed an amendmen...
Photo: Library of Congress Life Wikimedia Commons Public domain Born: 11-07-1943 Birthplace: Canada, Fort Macleod Also ranks #24 on The 200+ Best Female Singers Of The '80s To Now, Ranked Also ranks #25 on The Greatest Living Rock Songwriters Also ranks #25 on The 100+ Best Female Roc...