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The president, Warren Harding, signs a joint congressional resolution, declaring an end to America's state of war with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.

The guns have been silent for some time. Other allies in the war had already signed a treaty, but since the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, including the League of Nations during

Wilson's term, it fell to the Harding administration and the Republican Congress to draft

a separate peace with Germany. Harding signs the bill, restoring friendly relations.

He then goes and plays a round of golf.

It's 1921 and radio is getting its introduction.

There are five radio stations.

The World Series is broadcast by Newark, New Jersey Station, WJZ.

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman wins the Golden Mermaid Trophy.

Officials later dub her the first Miss America.

In Wichita, Kansas, a strange edifice emerges, a tiny burger shack with just $700.

Waldo, Ingram, and Walter Anderson open up their white castle.

It almost didn't happen. They thought about getting into insurance, but speedily servicing customers a sack of five-cent hamburgers seemed easier to pull off.

Speaking of speed, car sales were brisk,

and the Model T was responsible for 61% of U.S. car sales in 1921.

Music of U.S. car sales in 1921. And so when you're driving, you can see under the hat brim the fedora takes off as a fashion statement.

It'll get a big boost mid-decade when the Prince of Wales-Edwards starts wearing it.

Al Capone wore one.

In this year, Al Capone leaves New York.

He had quit school after the sixth grade and became associated with a notorious street gang. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader and he called Capone over because business

was booming in Chicago. This would be the first year of full prohibition enforcement. Also booming in

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