Show V 4 t I Ch Chronology rono I ogy 0 I. I 0 of the Year 1928 vo I 5 Compiled b by E. E W. W PICKARD 4 1 y J DOMESTIC Coolidge hell held big bl Ja Jan n I President J N New w Years lear reception In Whit House jan 4 Three I-Three Three bodies taken takei from sunken lunken submarine 8 S-l. S Aul Assistant Secretary of War hanford resigned and nd President up p pointed Col Cot Charles Charlee D. D of Iowa to succeed him Jan 8 S Mr and ana loin Mra A. A D. D I Lackey Lasker rave ra to University of Chicago Chi Chi- capo cago for medical research Seventeen bodies bodleR taken laken from wreck Of Cf the 8 4 Identified Jan Jn 11 tI hI Mexican documents document a pub pub- b by Hearst papers declared J by by senate Investigating committee to tobe tobe tobe be fOl forged ell Fifteen more mMe bodies taken from m wreck of th the 84 81 Jan 12 12 Democrats selected Hous lIoun ton Texas Tuu for their national convention convention conven tion and set let June 21 IS for Its Ita opening AIr Mm Huth Snyder and Henry J Orn UY electrocuted In Sins SinK Sing for murder of T I husband 1 13 13 President 13 President and Mrs loin and nil left for Havana Cuba Jan U Sena 35 Senate te adopted adapted resolution declaring vacant the seat of Senator Senator- Elect leet Frank i L. L Smith of Illinois resident Coolidge returned to Washington Wash Hutton ington from Cuba Ian Rn to President ZO President Cosgrave ve of free Slats Slate arrived In New rew York Jan 73 23 President Congrave ve of Ire Ire- lurid called on President Coolidge and other A. A P r. Pan flan Francisco bank er r Rave gave to University of California reave cal Jan gr HI Senate 43 l Senate senale passed Jones Jonn bill for 01 continuation of government owned and operated merchant marine Fob Feb a Senate a Senate arrested Robert IV tV Stewart Siewart Standard Oil of o. Indiana official om cia cial tor or refusal to an answer certain Question In Teapot Dome Domo Inquiry Feb Joeb 10 tO-Senate tO Senate adopted resolution opposing third term lerm for President Feb Leb 1 12 herbert U Herbert Hoover announced hi his Presidential candidacy bv by emeriti the Ohio Feb Joeb It Sec U-Ier Her ate tC railed celled for Investigation gation of public utilities bv by trad trade con coir In mission ision Feb leb Id IS Gov Ed Jackson Jackion of d' Indians Indiana freed of bribery charges bemuse because of statute of 01 limitations limitation Senate SenU ordered Investigation of coal mining joining conditions condition In III West WUI Virginia and Ohio Feb Joeb 20 ZO 20 President appointed W VV It Ocean of Iowa a as of o. court of If claims reb eb 21 ZI-U ZI 11 F F. Sinclair II M It t lay Day W. W J J. J Hums and arid W V S. S hum Burn of criminal contemn t of o. cou coui I In 01 oil ott scandal en case cose by JUKI Ice of District of o. Columbia Supreme court Naval court placed blame for S S. S i disaster on commanders ol ci and destroyer Keb eb 23 thou lIou House e naval affairs lu committee commit tee toe scrapped hue Hie administration navy substituting a bill hl railing coiling for fifteen rulen and one on aircraft rat ear tier wi within six 11 years vears M J 1 raid Grand turf Indicted Col Cot Coln Coln n Ii W Stewart Stwart for or N contempt of sen- sen ate In connection with Home Dome vore oil ra ease rase Si ut 1 passed ec bill for registration of Cf lobbyists 6 Walsh ot of Idaho entered lt i iM Mile Mile- race rc for Presidential nom nom- I Inn on I In 16 16 Hodman II wIli 11 for or fur for trade tade school HI I. I 5 lm l.m. to his hi father Senate lle Is rejected rca ot Of John Juhn J J. J Lei Ih h of Wisconsin to Inter Inter- sl le oo mine re commission ln lintel IT 1 house 17 House RI na nanI hill providing for 16 lb crul cruisers cruiser d id one plane carrier March 21 2 Chicago school board found Superintendent guilty of o. Insubordination and ousted him Marl Man li 26 28 26 farm relief bill bil reported favorably b bv by Ilou agriculture March 27 2 House 2 parsed panned hill bill hil appropriating printing 1360 tot for naval eon con Marco Marn 28 Senate U Senate passed Jones Jonn bill bil appropriating for flood food cc f I ci ml March larch 80 30 10 George former formel king and nd of hi his hla wife wie found sane an 1 by ty Ohio Court of Appeals Appeal Semite confirmed all al pending appointments appoint ments to 10 r rn radio dlo lo commission March II Arthur 31 I-Arlhur I Arthur II I. I of Orand Grand Rapids appointed senator from Michigan to oil out term 01 of rl 11 Government completed purchase 01 ot 01 Care Cape CRI Cod canal conal April 6 Cyrus b-Cyrus Cyrus Loch Locher of ot Cleveland d senator from Ohio to Oil fill out ow turm of o. late lale Senator With Willis Wili V united il-united 1 United States State Stat Supreme court cour upheld validity of o. flexible tariff law April AIrl 12 I if Senate passed paned MINa tarn farm farll relief bill bil April Apri 18 SocialIst 16 18 Socialist national conven tion ton nominated Norman Thomas Thonia fo for r President and Jams James Jam H n Usurer fa faIe for fol r Vice Ie President April Apri II 2 2 F P. P Sinclair acquit acquit- Jd bY bv In Teapot Dome tonu vore acqui 13 case e. e April Apri 1 4 House passed rood flood control bill bil April IS Senate 35 Senate passed the Out Cull naval laval appropriation a bill bil after de afe eating amendments attacking reel dents dent's policy In Nicaragua April SO Senate SO-Senate Senate ordered Apri an Investigation gation of o. Presidential campaign exl ci ex- ex l 1 May 3 1 passed paned the r. r f farm farni rm relief relict bill bil May Ia 4 Senator 4 4 1 I J J. J Walsh with wih drew cc f candidate for Democratic presidential nomination May Mav 6 House b-House 6 House ped White Whit bill bi ti to a the tie merchant marine Max flax Aa Mason Muon resigned ss as president o ot 01 a of Chicago M. M May blay I house 1 1 House passed pud bill bil raising oa pay V of ot government employees employee May Aay 9 Senate 9 9 Senate passed flood control contro bill LII modified d. d to avoid a veto food May a 10 lO 10 Senate passed bill to anlu I he I II service arvle promotion a aa a system em May IS President 15 President Coolidge signed sign 3 Stool food relief bill bi Ma May 18 Hen Senat Senate ta voted full C ful for tax tal returns return May Jay ay II Senate 31 1 Senate pissed passed finance bill bil cutting tax taxes lau bil May Mi HI house 22 U House overrode Presidents President veto vIO of postal pay Oi raise rale bill bil a Way May 13 President 23 U President Coo Coolidge 1 vetoed toed I Ih lb M McNary farm relief I bill Aa May U Congress 25 Congress the he Muscle bil r Shoals Shoal bill bil and the house bouse passed t Ih the be r r r Jam ani bill 11 Sen Senate If a failed b bv by 4 votes ote to 10 pass 11 farm relief lef bill ove over r veto uto ove May 16 House 26 I louse and senate senale approved approve conference report of bill bi reducing C la taxes lazes u. u m COO COIl M. M May 29 Z adjourned leav lesy log Ing Boulder Ham Dam bill lev Ilg Boulde unfinished bust bust- ne ass nei before the lb senate President signed tax laa reduction bill lay Mav Ia 30 President 30 30 President Continue delivered Memorial day dav at a 0 U ure May Mav SI President 31 s Cudar Island lodge Indie on river riber House Joun northern northen Wisconsin a a 01 sumner summer While wt rl r 0 June Jun 7 I President 1 CoOlidge id let Mum MueI I Should Shul pill bill bil d. d die dc without veto Hn or ul S a approval pr I Ci IJ J June Julie UI I J iJ J Pl id 01 ri l and id a Pit Mis fi left f foi 01 UI camp June JUI 14 U H-U ben II nominated for President ty by Republican Iy conven llon Ion n City to Hn Cly 1 June uric I 16 5 Jun 16 Republican bil ri contention I Ion nom d inai Ilal na Charles Colli Cul for fOI VI Ve e I res I je i Jun 7 7 Governor hie ot Of Marv Mary 1 JirU rom Demot rep Ire ai favor r. r rue in n of Al AI Smith mith June Jun ft ohio 41 I ihlo Supreme court ft freer lor George litmus wife wie Ila from In s sane In ne a ahlm June Jun Secretary i I ot of the Hubert c. c c Work made read chairman of et Republican national committee June I IB 2 ov Al AI Smith of New Ne fork Tork nominated for President by Democratic Democrat ic Ie convention In Houston Jun tune 19 n 9 Senator or louton Joseph Joeph T T. Robinson of Arkan Arkansas Arkanas nominated by Democrat l le 10 convention for Vice Vr President July Jul 4 Independence 4 4 day Occident accidents In tn United States State caused death of o. ua 26 persons terson tuon Jul July I Secretary 6 of the tie Interior Work named board of engineers engineer to Doulder canyon non dam project Jul huly J reta l Secretary l of Commerce Il ov- ov Ir a r rent pent hi hi resignation to 10 President Condl Coolidge July 10 Prohibition 30 10 and Fa Farmer La bor national convention opened In Cb Chicago fc Jul July IO 11 John 11 John I-John John J J. J of Delaware elected chairman of Democratic national na na commute committee tonal party nominated Sentor Sen Sen- Sentor tor Norris for rot President and Will Vill Wi Vere Ver Verb e can n n of Georgia for Vice VIe President both bothof bothof bt of whom declined Jul July 12 Prohibition 12 1 pai party nom William Varney arnu of New York urk for lor and James Jame Jame A of nf Virginia for fo Vice Vir resident President Jul July 20 Roy Ho Roy O o. West of Chicago appointed ap aD pointed secretary of the Interior July Jul 22 23 I Capt Charles Charle Colver and an John Meats Mear completed tour of globe glob IP lye I r. r record or time of o 23 1 da days and Ind 16 IS I hours hour Jul July 24 John 24 John J J. J Raskob Democratic national chairman severed evered hi his connection conner tion with General Motors Motor July 28 Pre 28 28 President Coolidge spoke at II dedication of monument to Cot Cal Wil WI Vil liam Ilam Civil Civi war a hero heo at al Cannon KB Falla I Is Minn Aug Alig AlI 13 shore lo 1 airplane mall service established at al New York Aug Au IS 1 President il-President President CoolIK Coolidge a approved ploYd report of ot bon board r 1 of engineers on MI Mis Mississippi Hood flood 1001 control control AUK Aug AUr 17 n- n Secretary 17 Secretary of 01 State Kellogg ted ted for tor Paris aria to sign war anti treaty Reuben Clark of Utah appointed un der secretary of cit Inte Aug W 21 21 VV F 10 Whiting of Holyoke Maxa paper appo appointed secretary of commerce and sworn In to Aug 21 2 Director of at the Lord estimated the treasury deficit for 0 this thle fiscal year ar would he be fH 36 Sept 4 4 Mrs Florence lorence linn forme secretary of t state le of o. New ew York yok convicted con cnn of o. embezzlement of f state stale tunic funds sentenced to an da data dass In tall all Sept 10 ana 10 won Maine state election elerton bv by ly heavy Sept II ohn II-ohn John li-John John Coolidge son lon ol 01 President b bezan bean iZan work a. a clerk for 0 New Haven railroad Sept II President 12 12 President and Ir Mrs Mra Cool Cool- Id Idge e returned to Washington Sept 19 Annual 19 Annual meeting of the th a G A. A R. R opened In Denver Sept 31 21 Ihn 2 linn elected commander commander com mander In chef of the Ih h U A A. A I. I It Sept 31 Coi Cut C. C A. A Lindbergh Charles Chari Even Hughes and Ind lr Or F. F M Ed I Chapman Chapina U S awarded we Roosevelt Roose Hooe veil velt vel me medal lal for dl distinguished service Oct Oct I I 3 Sanitary District opened n. n new sewage disposal die dis best bed bf In world Oct Ocl 6 6 Navy department id let contracts con can tracts or 01 o two tw huge hUlte dirigibles dIrigible Oct 8 S S A Legion convention opened In San gan Antonio United Spanish War Var Veterans met In Ip Havana Cuba la s Ita Supreme court upheld right of Canadian Canadians to cross the horde bards Icily to 10 work In states atall Oct Ort 10 10 TrIennial convention 01 ol church opened In Washing Washington ton Oct II Paui ll-Paui t Paui V McNutt of Indians elected national of Amer lean Legion Lellon Oct Ort I Attorney 16 G-A G Attorney tuney U General neal Sa Sargen ruled Sinclair's Sinclair Salt Sail Sal Creek oil al held field eon con contract tracts tract invalid Oct Ort 18 I Battlefields ln National park It iv I speaking peaking Virginia President Coolidge Oct let 20 Congressional 20 medal 20 presented pre pr to Thomas A lid I inn bv by b Pr irei l- l dent Coo Cool Coolidge 11 1 le e Nov 6 hoover 6 I Hoover and Curtis Ih n. n elected President and VI Vu of United Stales receiving 14 electoral votes voles to 10 87 7 for Smith mil n. n Democrats A voted VOId tom for 01 law Inv to prohibit teaching of evolution In Nov 12 Walter 12 Waler I-Waler Walter O Olson on of o. Rio Itlo HI III II won national corn cor huskIng champion championship 11 ship thin a at al Fowler hid Ind Ild Nov tOY 19 United Il-United 19 United States Supreme court cour upholding u a New York law declare de le e. e clare lbs he Ih Ku Cu Our Klux klan an undesirable able organization atIe orl 1 ilert I Hoover sailed called triin Sn n do for good lood will lour tour 01 ol Latin A America Nov Noy 20 ZO-Hobert ZO Robert W Stewart oil 01 m mug meg g gate vat rate t acquitted of perjury penury In 1 ra vae ae e by bv jury In Washington Engineers EngIneer commission Inn reported to io ol Coolidge that rust cost rup ot of Dam iani am protect were too loo low Nov No Za-tre Za President President-Hied 8 lect Hoover made stops at Honduras nd am snI La Union Salvador Salador Annual report of governor of 01 Alaska showed decrease In fishing and aDd mining minim industries of 01 the territory Nov No 27 U 27 greeted Mr Hoover at a Corinto Nov 28 23 I Mr Hoover visited San Jo lose Jose Costa Cota Rica Ilca engagement of Florence Trumbull to 0 John Coolidge announced Nov 19 Secretary 29 Secretary I-Secretary Secretary of Commerce Whiting In annual report to told II of great prosperity of country Dec 1 hoover 1 I Hoover visited Ecuador of New Nw York married mar tied ried to Count Folke nephew of king kinS of Sweden weden opened De Deo S hort a-hort Short S Short euln of congress Pee Dec Jec 4 President 4 Coolidge's message ma was wa read to congress Dec Dc 6 b 6 er welcomed b by great crowd crowds at Callao Calno and Lima Llma Peru eru Irel Dec 7 louse 1 Mouse 7 House P passed ed bilon I treasury and post Dot office olce supply bill Dec Uc 10 lO 10 Hoover received In bil Val auto and Santiago Chile Chie Dec Dee 13 hoover 13 1 Hoover welcomed to Buenos Aires Air Ar Argentina Deo Dea De 17 I Hoo Hoover spent a day In lv Montevideo Uruguay Dec 18 hd 11 Hoover sailed ald for Rio de di Janeiro on U U. 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S Utah no INTER INTERNATIONAL A Jan 2 UntIed Z United States marines marine de Is Nicaraguan rebels rebel In two bathe bat at 8 I Jan 10 lope 10 Plus Pius XI Issued en er cyclical rejecting the movement fo for fol r univ of 1 all ll Christian churches Jan 16 Pan American 1 conference opened In lav Havana na Cuba with wih speeches speech bv by Presidents Coolidge e and Mach lo Jan tt Rumania 4 and Italy bRa begar conference on formation of bloc of ol southern European nations nation nalon Jan SS 6 6 United States Sites marines marin In tr 4 Nicaragua captured Sandino strong strong- bold hold at a K SI 1 Jan 29 29 Germany and Lithuania signed arbitration treaty Jan 4 Jun American I congress re- re re elto Mexico Mexico's s plan Ilan for tot conr tion ol of Pan American union Fe Feb eb 6 New 6 I New Franco American arbi ration treaty treal signed on one hundred arb and fiftieth anniversary of signing of D' tnt treaty by y IK it Ie two nation Feb eb 10 Plan hO-Plan 10 Plan to 10 make union an American league of nations nation defeated In the th Havana conference Had Radiophone rhone service between Amer mV ica and nd Germany opened Feb Peb IS Pan 13 Pan I-Pan Pan American congress down Argentina's Argentinas demand demant fa tot foi le declaration e wl walls be ba tween American republics republic Feh et h S United United States Slates refused to let leI American Pan conference dictate Its it Immigration I. 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