Birth of Calvin Coolidge
Birth of Calvin Coolidge, the son of a storekeeper
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Calvin Coolidge Biography and Timeline
Follow Calvin Coolidge through 26 dated historical records for United States of America.
Calvin Coolidge, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1872–1933Years on this page
1872
1916
Governor
Appointed Governor of Massachusetts
Strike
Crushes the Boston Police strike
1921
Vice President
Inaugurated Vice President of the USA
Role range: 1921-1923 – 1921-1923
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the USA
Role range: 1921-1923 – 1921-1923
1923
Succession
Warren Harding dies and Vice President Coolidge succeeds to the presidency.
Role range: 1921-1923
Inauguration
Sworn in as the 30th President of the United States by his father, John C. Coolidge.
Role range: 1923-1929
President of USA
Begins his first presidential term after succeeding Warren Harding.
Role range: 1923-1929
Vice Presidency Vacancy
The vice presidency becomes vacant after Coolidge succeeds to the presidency.
Role range: 1923-1925
Oath Repeated
Repeats the presidential oath before a federal judge after returning to Washington.
Role range: 1923-1929
Cabinet Continuity
Keeps Harding's cabinet in office temporarily to signal continuity after the presidential succession.
Role range: 1923-1929
First Annual Message
Delivers his first annual message to Congress, emphasizing economy, tax reduction and limited government.
Role range: 1923-1929
Budget Policy
Supports continued reduction of federal expenditure and public debt.
Role range: 1923-1929
Tax Reduction
Backs Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon's programme for lower taxes and federal economy.
Role range: 1923-1929
World Court
Continues support for American participation in the World Court.
Role range: 1923-1929
1924
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act establishes national-origin quotas that restrict labour migration.
Role range: 1923-1929
Election
Wins the Presidential election
Role range: 1923-1929 – 1923-1929
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, 30th President, 2nd term
Role range: 1923-1929 – 1923-1929
1925
United States Signs Geneva Protocol
The United States signs the Geneva Protocol prohibiting use in war of chemical and bacteriological methods of warfare.
Role range: 1923-1929
1926
Coup
US troops arrive in Nicaragua after a coup
Role range: 1923-1929
Coup
US troops arrive in Nicaragua after a coup
1927
Sandanistas
Sends in US troops to fight the Sandanistas
Role range: 1923-1929
McFadden Act
Coolidge signs the McFadden Act, which gives Federal Reserve Banks perpetual charters and revises national bank branching rules while preserving important limits on interstate banking.
Role range: 1923-1929
Conference of Naval Disarmament
A Naval Disarmament Conference opens between the UK, USA & Japan
Role range: 1923-1929 – 1923-1929
1928
Election
Supports the presidential nomination of Herbert Hoover
Role range: 1923-1929 – 1923-1929
1933
Death of Calvin Coolidge
Death of Calvin Coolidge
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.