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Amelia Earhart
Amelia goes missing in 1937 as she attempted to make a flight around the globe. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest, and most detrimental economic downturn in the Western world. The Great Depression was triggered by many reasons,but mostly because of the stock market crash in 1929. -
Plastic
Plastic is now common and a usable object -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Died
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Nazis
National socialist Nazi party arises -
The death of a prodigy
Thomas Alva Edison died -
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is opened by Herbert Hoover and is the tallest building in the world at 1,472 feet. -
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Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl caused great damage on American and Canadian prairies.This happening was caused by severe drought and the farmer's insufficient application of of dry land farming methods to prevent such events. -
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The New Deal
The New Deal was enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt as he tried to pick America up and out of the Great Depression -
No more gold standard
America's dollar bill is removed from the gold standard. Citizens must return all gold to the government -
No More Payment
Hitler declared that Germany would not be giving the allies any more money than what they already had given them. -
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Commercial Air Travel
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Regular Broadcasts on Television
BBC Broadcasted regular broadcasts, and much better than ever before. The first successful television in 1926 was demonstrated by John Logie Baird, but was later replaced by a better model in 1936 which was designed by the Marconi Company. -
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Spanish Civil War
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Second Sino-Japanese War
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WWII Commences
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Oil
Americans establish presence in the middle east for oil
