Naxos1930

1930-40

  • Period: to

    10 Years

  • The Empire State Building opens in New York

  • Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as president under his "New Deal" campaign

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as president under his "New Deal" campaign
  • Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.

  • The 21st Amendment repeals Prohibition.

  • Wagner is passed, guaranteeing workers' rights to join unions and bargain collectively.

  • Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini invades Ethiopia

  • An auto workers strike occurs in Detroit, the nations leading producer of steel and cars.

  • The Hoover Dam is completed.

  • Olympics in Berlin, a black Alabama native Jesse Owens, wins four gold medals.

  • the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) starts a television service.

  • The Great Flood overwhelms cities along the Ohio River.

  • The Fair Labor Standards Act makes it illegal to employ child labor.

  • Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first color films.