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In September of 1928, Fleming discovers a mold in some of his Petri dishes and upon further inspection see that this mold has destroyed some of his staphylococci cultures. becoming one of the main antibiotics to this day.
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the stock-market crash that occurred starts on October 28th and started the period of The Great Depression in the United States, starting a world-wide economic crisis and lasting till the mid 1930's.
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US Senator Reed Smoot begins calling for an increase in tariffs in 1929. The Tariff Act is passed by the United States Congress and it proposes an increase of tariffs on foreign imports.
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A drought hits the Midwestern and Plains states this year, dust from the overworked land begins creating dust storms. The drought worsens in 1932 and more dust storms are reported.
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Created by Secretary of State Henry Stimson, the doctrine stated that the United States would not recognize any territorial changes created by Japan's invasion and capture of Manchuria in China.
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In 1933, the newly elected Franklin D. Roosevelt pledges to bring about the recovery through government intervention (The New Deal), including the development of public housing.
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The bridge spans 4,200 feet and is one of the longest and tallest suspension bridges in the world. It cost between $27 million and $35 million to build at the time and was financed by a bond measure due to a lack of readily available funds during the Great Depression.
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he Committee on Economic Security is created by President Roosevelt in June of 1934. The committee was created with the intention of studying economic security problems and recommending legislation regarding those problems
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In June , Margaret Mitchell's epic novel "Gone With the Wind" is published in the United States. The book focused on the life of fictional Southern belle "Scarlett O'Hara" in Atlanta prior to the outbreak of the Civil War
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The first hospital blood bank system in the United States is established by Dr. Bernard Fantus during March . Fantus opened the blood bank in Chicago, Illinois at the Cook County Hospital.
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The act was a part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal program and it mandated price support for corn, cotton, and wheat in order to keep the supply regular in times of low production. This was necessary at the time as economic and environmental conditions
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From that committee came the eventual formation of the Manhattan Project which successfully produced the first atomic bomb in 1945, changing the world and warfare forever.
