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Wall Street Crash
The major stock market crash that led the U.S. to the great depression. -
Black Tuesday
Lost another 12 percent and 16 million shares were traded and when banks interfered, it worsened the panic. -
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Increased 900 tariffs, the purpose was to support U.S. farmers who had been ravaged by the great depression. -
Major Bank Collapse
New York's Bank of the United States collapses, creating the largest bank failure in American history. -
Roosevelt Elected
Roosevelt was elected and defeated Herbert Hoover. -
Townsend Proposes Pension Plan
For elderly to boost consumption and employment. -
Upton Sinclair publishes Treatice
a fictionalized political treatise that lays out the agenda of a communitarian movement—End Poverty in California. -
Radio Priest
Charles Coughlin's has a weekly broadcast that draws an average of 30 to 45 million listeners -
Townsend Plan Incorporated
Dr. Francis Townsend formally incorporates Old Age revolving pensions. -
Long Shoremen strike
A West Coast longshoremen's strike paralyzes shipping and trade in California, Oregon, and Washington. -
Huey Long Assassinated
He was killed inside the Louisiana Capitol building. -
Nazi Rally in NYC
The German-American Bund stages a huge rally supporting what they call "True Americanism".
