Great Depression

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    This began in late October and was the most devistating stock market crash in the history of the United States, the crash signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.
  • Empire State buliding was completed

    Empire State buliding was completed
    The Empire State buliding was finished on May 1st 1931 and is the tallest building in the world, standing at 1,250 feet tall, and is the icon of New York City
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    Amelia Earthart was the first women to fly across the Atlantic, but in July 1937 afer her plane left Papua New Guinea her and her plane were never seen again.
  • Prohibition ends in the U.S

    Prohibition ends in the U.S
    Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933 and it ended with the ratification of the 21st amendment, and many people debated over whether or not making alcohol illegal made society any safer.
  • Bonnie and Clyde killed by police

    Bonnie and Clyde killed by police
    Bonnie and Cylde were responsible for 13 murders some innocent people, they were both finally killed in a hail full of bullets from a police ambush.
  • Frank llyod Wright created his masterpiece, falling water

    Frank llyod Wright created his masterpiece, falling water
    Frank Llyod Wright created his masterpiece in December of 1935, and he also confirmed the drawings in March of 1936 and began building in April of 1936.
  • Nazi Olymics

    Nazi Olymics
    In August 1936 the world came together to the summer olymics in Berlin, Germany. Although lost of people though of boycotting becasue of Aldolph Hitler being in power.
  • The Hindenbergh disaster

    The Hindenbergh disaster
    On May 6th 1937 as the Hindenbergh tried to land at the naval station in New Jersey a flame appeared on the outside of the outside cover, within 34 seconds the aircraft was in flames.
  • Broadcast of "War of the Worldss" begins

    Broadcast of "War of the Worldss" begins
    Many listners were shocked when they found out martians were coming to attack the earth, but only when they found out it was a portion of Orson Welles famous book "War of the Worlds".
  • WWII begins

    WWII begins
    WWII began in 1939 and lasted up until 1945 and was fought between the Axis Powers and the Allies.
  • Auschwitz opens

    Auschwitz opens
    Auschwitz was one of the Nazis largest and most massed killing center ever created, it was in Auschwitz where 1.1 million people were murdered there, and it became the symblol of death.
  • Third presidential term

    Third presidential term
    Franklin Roosevelt helped the U.S get through the Great Depression and WW1