1936-1939

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  • Hoover Dan Officially Completed

    Hoover Dan Officially Completed

    Hoover Dam InfoOriginal cost of $49 million translated to $833 million by today's standards.
  • Berlin Hosts Olympics

    Berlin Hosts Olympics

    Olymics infoIn 1936 Berlin hosted the Summer Olympics, this event was famous for disproving the 'superiority' of the aryan race.
  • F.D.R Elected for 2nd Term

    F.D.R Elected for 2nd Term

    FDR InfoFranklin Delano Roosevelt is elected over Alfred Landon
  • Hindenberg Disaster

    Hindenberg Disaster

    Hindenberg Info36 people died in this incident marking an end to airship travel.
  • Golden Gate Bridge Opens

    Golden Gate Bridge Opens

    GG Bridge InfoOn opening day 200,000 people crossed the 4,200 foot bridge.
  • Disappearence of Amelia Earhart

    Disappearence of Amelia Earhart

    History of EarhartRadio communication was officically lost on this day somewhere over Howland Island.
  • The Hobbit Published

    The Hobbit Published

    The Hobbit InfoAs written by J. R. R. Tolkien, this book still has a legacy today in the Lord of the Rings series.
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Premires

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Premires

    Snow White InfoGrossed $416 million off a nearly $1.5 million budget.
  • Germany takes over Austria

    Germany takes over Austria

    Austrian InvasionGermany took over austria without bloodshed. No countries protest the violation of Versailles
  • Fiber glass invented

    Fiber glass invented

    Fiberglass infoFiber glass was first invented in owens - corning. It was originally called glass wool.
  • War of the Worlds Premires on Radio

    War of the Worlds Premires on Radio

    Orson ScareAs written by Orson Wells, this book tells of the invasion of earth by aliens, however the broadcast as too realistic in which it caused mass panic in the northern US.
  • Hitler invades Poland, starting World War II

    Hitler invades Poland, starting World War II

    Polish InvasionFacts Hitler ivading Poland was the official start to WWII, which involved around 30 nations and over 100 million people
  • Hitler incorporates the western part of Poland into Germany according to the race doctrine

    Hitler incorporates the western part of Poland into Germany according to the race doctrine

    Invasion of PolandBy October 8 on 1939, only 1 month after German annexation, most Polish citizens were stripped of their rights.