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Inauguration of President Harding
Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States of America, promising a "return to normalcy." -
Black Tuesday
The stock market began it's fall, and ushered in the era known as The Great Depression. -
The Bonus Army
In the summer of 1932, World War I veterans waited in a "tent city" in Anacostia Flats in the hopes that Congress would pass a bill to immediately give said veterans their promised bonuses for fighting in the war. The bill was opposed by President Hoover. -
Inauguration of President F. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was inaugurated as President of the United States. He sought to bring the American people out of the Great Depression -
Black Monday
The Supreme Court unanimously deemed the National Recovery Administration unconstitutional. -
The Social Security Act
The Social Security Act "provided for old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and economic aid, based on means, to assist both the elderly and dependent children." -
Assassination of Huey Long
Huey Long, a Democrat from Louisiana famous for opposing much of FDR"s New Deal proposals, was assassinated on the Louisiana state capitol floor. He died two days later. -
The Roosevelt Recession of 1937
President Roosevelt cut American spending. However, this recession did not work as he had hoped and served as a strong piece of evidence for his critics. -
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was arguably the final major measure of FDR's New Deal. -
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinback's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, depicting the Depression's dislocated populations, was published.
