"And Then There Were None" Timeline By Larkansas Oct 29, 1929 The Great Depression Begins Oct 17, 1931 Al Capone is arrested Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected President Aug 19, 1934 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Jan 6, 1939 Superman Comic Strip Debuts Sep 1, 1939 Russia invades Poland Nov 6, 1939 "And Then There Were None" is Published Dec 7, 1941 The Great Depression Ends The Great Depression ends after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which created jobs in the war.