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Stock Market Crashes
After six good years for the American economy, the stock market crashes, causing what came to be known as the Great Depression. -
Unemployment
Unemployment reaches 3.2 million during this month -
Food Riots
Several hundred people smash the windows of a grocery market and start to steal with fruit, canned goods, bacon, and ham. -
Mexican-American Deportation
In Los Angeles, many Mexicans are accused of stealing jobs from the "real" Americans and a mass deportation begins. -
Bank Collapse
New York's Bank of the United States officially collapses. -
March in Detroit
3,000 unemployed workers in Michigan march outside the Ford plant and end up rioting with police. -
FDR elected president
President Roosevelt begins to promise "new deal" to American people. -
Iconic photo taken
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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WWII Ends
Bomb dropped in Japan, Soldiers leave Europe, and Europe divided. -
NATO established
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Nuclear Age Heats Up
USSR detonates their first nuclear bomb. -
Fidel Castro rules Cuba
Castro installs communist government in Cuba -
Cuba Missle Crisis
Cuba threatens US with missles strong enough to reach every part of our country. -
USSR Abolished
The Soviet Union is abolished, ending the cold war.
