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After six good years for the American economy, the stock market crashes, causing what came to be known as the Great Depression.
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Unemployment reaches 3.2 million during this month
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Several hundred people smash the windows of a grocery market and start to steal with fruit, canned goods, bacon, and ham.
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In Los Angeles, many Mexicans are accused of stealing jobs from the "real" Americans and a mass deportation begins.
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New York's Bank of the United States officially collapses.
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3,000 unemployed workers in Michigan march outside the Ford plant and end up rioting with police.
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President Roosevelt begins to promise "new deal" to American people.
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In March 1936, this very famous photo, which ended up being the most memorable and iconic of the Great Depression was taken.
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Bomb dropped in Japan, Soldiers leave Europe, and Europe divided.
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USSR detonates their first nuclear bomb.
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Castro installs communist government in Cuba
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Cuba threatens US with missles strong enough to reach every part of our country.
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The Soviet Union is abolished, ending the cold war.
