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stock market crash
The stock market crash of 1929 also known as black tuesday began on october 24 1929 and was the most devestating stock market crash in the history of the united states -
first mickey mouse comic is published
The first mickey mouse comic strip was published in the new york mirror -
the discovery of pluto
American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the planet Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona -
the national anthem is approved
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem. -
al capone is found guilty
Al Capone is found guilty of tax invasion in federal court and sentenced to 11 years in prison -
The lindbergh baby
The son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnaped. He is found dead on May 12 not far from his home in Hopewell, New Jersey. -
Amelia Earhart flies over the atlantis ocean
Amelia Earhart lands her 15 hour flight over the atlantic ocean and becomes the first women to do so -
The emergency banking act is passed
After many banks are forced to close, Congress passes the Emergency Banking Act. Which states Only banks with the backing of the federal reserve are allowed to open and many of the nation's banks will be open again by the end of the month. -
Prohibition comes to an end with the 21 amendment
Prohibition began when alcohol was banned in the U.S. starting in January 1920. It did little to prevent Americans from drinking and Prohibition ended when the 21st Amendment is ratified on December 5, 1933. -
U.S securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is established with the signing of the Securities Exchange Act into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
Black sunday
The Dust Bowl, caused by over plowed land and drought, leads to several years of huge dust storms in the Great Plains. One of the worst days was Black Sunday, when 20 massive storms roll through the Plains and turn the sky black. -
Jesse owens wins gold medals
African American track athlete Jesse Owens shocks the world by winning four gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler, who does not believe that African Americans are equal to whites, is there to see it. -
The hindenberg crashes
A German airship called the Hindenburg catches on fire while it tries to land at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The airship crashes to the horror of those watching and 36 people die.
May 27, 1937 -
president roosevelt get elected for a third term
