26 August 1920 August 25, 2011 Author: Staff The 19th amendment to United States Constitution comes into affect. It gives women the right to vote. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Click here for more from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related posts: 29 July 1987 Categories: History Tags: 1920, 26 August