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The great depression happened after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
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In 1931, The Star-Spangled Banner was made the US national anthem by an Act of Congress.
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Frankenstein is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein.
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Hoover Dam is in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.
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Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Franklin Roosevelt was democratic. He was the 32nd president elected.
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Robert Watson-Watt patented radar
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The Hindenburg disaster occurred in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act created a 44-hour workweek. The act moved to a 40- hour week. Minimum wages start at 25 cents an hour and increase to 49 cents per hour within six years,
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The movie director of the Wizard of Oz movie was L. Frank Baum.
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Oil was discovered in southeastern Nebraska helping to feed the growing demand for gasoline as more and more Americans buy cars.
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Germany invaded Poland, which led Britain and France to declare war on Hitler's Nazi state in retaliation.
