Calvin Coolidge

Considered one of the worst presidents by many historians because of the scandals during his term and lack of political experience, Warren G. Harding had many failures and a great deal of corruption during his term. During his term he was a popular president, but after he died, all of his many scandals and love affairs were released to the public, ruining his reputation. No one believed their beloved president would end up to have one of the most corrupt terms in United States history. While…

The 1920’s are remembered as a decade of immense societal growth and rebellion from the “norm.” The most noticeable changes were in economics, culture and values. Before the 1920’s the US economy was heavily reliant on World War I, due to the shipping of goods around the world. Culture dramatically changed in the 1920’s, we saw a completely revolutionized America. Eventually dubbed the “Jazz age” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The values of most Americans started gravitating towards money and wealth.…

proven wrong. The 1920’s, 60’s, and 80’s were all periods with economic growth and a bigger increase in tax revenues. During the 1920’s (also known as the “Roaring Twenties”), the policies of President Warren Harding and followed by President Calvin Coolidge allowed for an increase in tax revenue to the…

captures a period in the history of America that was dark. This dark period in the history of America was the Depression that lasted from 1929 to 1940. Some of the main characters in The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression are, Calvin Coolidge Vice President, and then he became President when President Harding died, Herbert Hoover the president during the early years of the Great Depression, Andrew Mellon treasury secretary, Wendell Willkie president of Commonwealth and…

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas” (Calvin Coolidge). To some people, Christmas Spirit means to be jolly, giving, and praising, but to the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Christmas Spirit is split into three forms: Past, Present, and Future. These spirits come to show Scrooge what his life was like, is like, and will be like without…

unable to accomplish much as president was because of Congress Republicans abusing the majority they held in Congress. The President of the United States has more power over the Congress in times of war. President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon all sent troops into foreign nations without approval from Congress. Richard Nixon’s presidency is a time in when the executive branch held much more power than Congress. Nixon controlled the…

Henry ford revolutionized the way not only cars, but every single innovation, are built, completely altering the lifestyle of urban areas. Prior to 1920, Automobiles were a delight of only the wealthy handed. A car would cost 2 years worth of wages. Due to Ford’s new method of production, mass production, prices plummeted. Once taking months to build, by 1925 Ford was producing a vehicle every ten seconds Now an automobile can be purchased with two months wages. Instead of a car being made from…

He was the first to do so alone with no stops D. Pres. Calvin Coolidge awarded Lindbergh the Congressional medal of honor in the distinguished flying Cross After his Heroic flight he rose to stardom. III. Life after The Flight: after the flight Charles not only became famous the continued to contribute to society…

Work on the New York subway started in 1900. The world’s first vacuum cleaner was invented in 1901. The vacuum was invented by Hubert Cecil Booth. The triple AAA (American Automobile Association) was started in 1902. The international morse code signal for SOS (...---...) became the worldwide standard. Thomas Edison was alive during this time. He created the light bulb. Babe Ruth was only a rookie at this time. Theodore Roosevelt became president during this decade. Mark Twain was alive…

How far will a person go to make money? Senator Albert Fall could have answered that question. Fall had one reason for losing his integrity; he was greedy. He let his need for greed roam free and it destroyed his moral character. In addition to destroying his integrity, he destroyed people’s trust in him, one being the President of the United States, he gained control of the oil reserves and lost them, and then he was found guilty because of his heinous crimes. Fall’s desire for money grew when…