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The Empire State Building opens in New York, becoming the world's tallest skyscraper.
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Florence Kelley was a social and political reformer. She died.
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Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Former President Calvin Coolidge, a symbol of the age of prosperity, dies.
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Emergency Banking Act is passed.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is created to revitalize and give jobs to the Tennessee Valley.
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The 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition.
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With President Roosevelt's support, the Wagner is passed, guaranteeing workers' rights to join unions and bargain collectively.
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Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first color films.
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Author John Steinbeck publishes The Grapes of Wrath, which was later turned into a movie
