Warren Gamaliel Harding Biography

Birth of Warren Harding

Appointed Governor of Ohio

Elected Senator

Appointed Presidential Candidate

Wants return to "normalcy", favors protective tariffs & high taxes on war profits

Opposes the League of Nations

Wants return to "normalcy", favors protective tariffs & high taxes on war profits

Appointed President of the USA, 29th President

Kisses the same bible used in the inauguration of George Washington

Emergency Quota Act, restricts immigration to 3% of the nationality within the US

Emergency Tariff Act, increases duties on farm products & other goods

Emergency Tariff Act, increases duties on farm products & other goods

The Act creates an executive budget system and the General Accounting Office.

Budget & Accounting Act, creates the Bureau of the Budget & Manual Accounting Office

Budget & Accounting Act, creates the Bureau of the Budget & Manual Accounting Office

War with Germany is declared to be at an end by joint resolution of Congress

The US signs a peace Treaty with Germany in Berlin

The US signs a peace Treaty with Germany in Berlin

Opening day, the US wants peace in the Pacific

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

Provides for a 10 year moratorium on building large vessels

Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy

The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years

US, British, Japanese, French & Italian ships remain 5.5, 3, 1.75 & 1.75. The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years. The US, Britain, France & Japan agree to the naval status quo. Signed by the US, Britain, Japan, France & Italy. Signed at the Washington Conference

The US. Congress establishes the World War Foreign Debt Commission

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply

The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote

The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote

President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland

President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland

The tariff raises duties on many agricultural and manufactured imports.

A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding

A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding

Urges United States participation in the Permanent Court of International Justice.

Signs the Agricultural Credits Act, expanding federal credit facilities for farmers.

Signs the Classification Act, standardising federal civil-service grades and pay schedules.

Begins a western speaking tour intended to explain administration policies and promote national unity.

Drives the ceremonial golden spike completing the Alaska Railroad during his western tour.

Visits Canada during his final tour, becoming the first sitting United States president to visit the country.

Dies suddenly in San Francisco while serving as President of the United States.