1930s Timeline

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    The dust bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and the agriculture of The United States and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. I chose this because I never knew of a dangerous dust storm that would become a phenomenon.
  • Scientist Split the atom

    Scientist Split the atom
    Ernest Walton had split the atom and if this hadn't happened how advanced do you think our technology would be. I chose this because I think it's very important that this happened because we wouldn have the things we have now if that didn't happen.
  • U.S Oficially Gets National Anthem

    U.S Oficially Gets National Anthem
    President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States.
  • Air Conditioning Invented

    Air Conditioning Invented
    In 1931 H.H. Schultz and J.Q. Sherman invent an individual room air conditioner that sits on a window ledge like apartments today. Air Conditioning is very important because it caused many places around the world to stay cool so that while important gatherings, restaurants, etc won't stay hot. Air Conditions sent air through water-cooled coils to keep the temperature cool. I selected this as a event in the 1930s because just imagine all the deaths that we avoided.
  • Al Capone Imprisoned

    Al Capone Imprisoned
    Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $80,000, signaling the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s and 1930s.
  • The Golden Gate Birdge Invented

    The Golden Gate Birdge Invented
    In 1933 the Golden Gate Bridge started construction in San Francisco, California. This invention was important because it helped transportation between San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. I chose this because I think that a bridge with the height of 746’ and the elevation of 220’ will catch the attention of an tourist.
  • Assasination Attempt on FDR

    Assasination Attempt on FDR
    In 1933 a deranged unemployed bricklayer named Giuseppe Zangara scream and shout that too many people are starving and fires a gun at Franklin D Roosevelt. I chose this because it shows how the safeness of the president changed from 1933 to 2016.
  • FDR Launches New Deal

    FDR Launches New Deal
    FDR´s launched a new deal that aims to restore some measures of dignity and prosperity that needed to be given to many Americans. I chose this because I never knew how much of a affecting president Franklin D Roosevelt was.
  • Cheesburger Created

    Cheesburger Created
    In 1934 The good ol Cheeseburger was invented and many many people were interested in trying it. I chose this because who doesn't like cheeseburgers and also because this invention change the food we have today.
  • Social Security

    Social Security
    Shortly after the 74th Congress convened in January 1935, President Roosevelt sent his ´Economic Security Bill´ to Capitol Hill. Shortly after the 74th Congress convened in January 1935, President Roosevelt sent his "Economic Security Bill" to Capitol Hill. Social Security is to help any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income.
  • Monopoly Created

    Monopoly Created
    Monopoly was created in 1935 for a way to demonstrate that an economy which rewards you with wealth creation. Also to promote the economic theories of Henry george and in particular his ideas about taxation and women´s right.
  • The Hindeburgh

    The Hindeburgh
    The Hindenburg disaster happened on May 6, 1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey due to an electrical charge within the airship. The disaster killed 35 people aboard the airship and one member from the ground crew. There were 62 of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship that survived. I chose this because other than the disaster that happened it was a great invention that change the world today.
  • Major Earthquake in Chile

    Major Earthquake in Chile
    An 8.3-magnitude earthquake centered in south central CHile leaves about 50,000 people dead and about 60,000 injured.. The disaster came 33 years after another earthquake in Chile killed tens of thousands. I chose this because I think it's important that other countries understand that there are earthquakes around the work that kill many people.
  • World War 2 Begins

    World War 2 Begins
    World War II began in September of 1939 when German forces tore into Poland. I chose this because this was one of the most important wars in humanity.
  • Helicopter Invented

    Helicopter Invented
    On September 14, 1939, the VS-300, the world's first practical Helicopter had took flight at Stratford, Connecticut. I chose this because out of al the invention that were created in the world a=the helicopter was one of the most important ones back then and to this day.