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1929 to 1939
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Black Tuesday - Stock Market Crash
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 Stock Market crash. The plimmeting stock prices led to losses between 1929 and 1931 of an estimated $50 billion and started the worst American depression in the nation's history. -
Planet Pluto is discovered
Planet Pluto was discovered by Cylde W, Tombough. Pluto is the ninth planet. It took a year of a lot of detailed work to finally find it. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The Hawley Smoot Tariff was used to increase the protection afforded domestic farmers aganist foreign argiculture imports. It led to a decline in farm prices during the second half of the decade. -
Star-Spangled Banner becomes the national anthem
On September 14, 1814, Franci's Scott Key first wrote lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner. After a bill has been passed for it, the lyrics were published in a Baltimore newspaper on September 20, 1814. Woodrow Wilson signed it off as the new national anthem. -
Empire State Building is completed
The Empire State Building became known as the most famous skyscapper in the world. It was also the tallest. -
Lindbergh baby kidnapped
Twenty month old Charles Augustius Lindbergh was kidnapped. He was taken off the nursery floor in the hopsital around 9:00 PM. He was the son of the famous aviator and Anne Morow Lindbergh. -
Franklin D, Roosevelt elected president
Franklin D, Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith and brought people hope to themselves. He led the U.S. during the Great Depression and World War 2. -
Run on the Banks
A run on the banks occurs when a large number of customers fear that their bank will be unable to pay their deposits full an on time; then they try to withdraw their funds. -
New Deal
The New Deal is a series of economic programs in the United States. The New Deal involved presidential executive laws; the programs was a response to the Great Depression. -
21st Admendment
The 21st Admendment made alcohol illegeal. Due to this, people went against the law and attended underground bars. -
Securities Exchange Commission established
The SEC started to require public corporations to register their stock sales and distribution and make regular finacial disclosures, It was created to regulate exchanges, brokers, and over the counter markers, and to monitor the finacial disclosuer. -
Social Securety Act
A atempt to limit what were seen as dangers in the modern age, such as Old age, Poverty, and unemployment. -
Hoover Dam Completed
The Dam was built to try and help bring the united states out of its economic slump. -
Gone With the Wind, By John Steinbeck
A novel Writen in the 1930's, Became a famous novel, often read in schools. -
Jessie Qwens wins four gold metals at Berlin Olympics
Jessie Owens won four gold metals, against Germany. Showing them we are capable of beating them. This was also a huge step for African Americans. -
FDR is Re-elected
FDR is Re-Eleceted, showing how much the people liked him. This was also a big step for America if he kept doing good things like he was. -
Hindenburg Crashes
German Airship crashed while trying to dock at Morkning Must docks. It burst into flames, crashing into the ground by the landing dock. -
Amelia Earhart Dissappears
The first women to fly the Atlantin ocean solo, goes missing on flight to a smal island on the ocean. Has been told that she may have got lost in a storm, and crashed. -
War of the Worlds Broadcast
A radio Broadcast, dissscusing the war with the people, to find out there take on the fighting. -
Grapes of Wradth by John Steinbeck
A american novel, Was a great book and was the first annual national book award winner. -
The wizard of Oz Released
A famous movie, it won a couple awards. This movie is a clasic today, and will stay like that. It shows alot about the 1930's, and how they were living on the farm. -
Germany Inades Poland
The day where Germany invaded Poland, This lasted a month and five days.
