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banks nations fail
more then 40% of the banks nations fail -
officers
army of officers led by jose uriburu seize control of the government of argentina. -
americans are unemployed.
8.02 million americans are unemployed. -
jane addams
jane addams shares the nobel peace prize. -
japan
japan invades manchuria -
ibn saud
ibn saud becomes king of newly united saudi arabia -
franklin delano roosevelt
franklin delano roosevelt is elected president. -
bonus army
the bonus army arrives in washington Dc -
Africian
17 African countries gained independence. -
JFK
JFK was elected president. -
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in outer space. -
Bay of pigs invention
US launches the Bay of pigs invention. -
John Glenn
John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth. -
Drug thalidomide
The drug thalidomide is pulled from the market after it is found responsible for thousands of birth defects in europe. -
President Kennedy
President Kennedy is assassinated -
Congress
Congress passes the economic opportunity act and civil rights act -
Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B Johnson is elected president. -
Charles Whitman
Charles Whitman shoots and kills 16 people and injures 31 others from observation deck of the tower -
US and USSR
US and USSR face off in the cuban missile crisis.
