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Events on Thursday 4 July 1872 2
1872 – 1933Calvin Coolidge30th President — Silent Cal, the Roaring TwentiesCalvin Coolidge (Jul 4, 1872 – Jan 5, 1933) was the 30th President 1923-1929. He presided over the prosperous Roaring Twenties with a laissez-faire economic policy. Known for his extreme taciturnity — "Silent Cal".
1872Germany bans the Jesuit orderReichstag passes law expelling Jesuits as part of the KulturkampfThe German Reichstag passed the Jesuit Law, banning the Society of Jesus from the German Empire and authorizing the expulsion of its members. The law was part of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's wider campaign against Catholic Church influence known as the Kulturkampf.