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Of Mice and Men

By victoriatytone

  • World War I

    World War I begins when Austria declares war on Serbia.

  • World War I Ends

    On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end following the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany that called for a ceasefire.

  • Black Tuesday

    Thursday, October 24, the market was at 299.5, a 21 percent decline from the high. On this day the market fell 33 points, a drop of 9%. This was dubbed 'Black Tuesday'. There was a selling panic and values further plummeted,

  • Black Thursday

    By October 29, stock prices will plummet and banks will be calling in loans. An estimated $30 billion in stock values will "disappear" by mid-November.

  • Unemployment rises

    More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the October, 1929 crash.

  • George and Lennie arrive at the ranch

    George and Lennie arrive at the Tyler Ranch for work in Salinas, California

  • Lennie breaks Curley's hand

    Lennie breaks Curleys hand out of self-defense when Curley began to beat him

  • Carlson kills Candy's dog

    Carlson shoots Candy's old dog, claming it was useless and it smelled.

  • Lennie talks to Crooks

    Lennie became one of the few people who were able and wanted to talk to Crooks. Crooks is a crippled black man who works on the ranch.

  • Lennie kills Curley's wife

    Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife by breaking her neck when she asks him to pet her hair.

  • George kills Lennie

    George kills Lennie to save him from the ruthless death he'd experience from the men once they discovered Lennie, because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife. George felt this was necessary.

  • Apple Sellers

    The street corners of New York City are crowded with apple-sellers. Nearly 6,000 unemployed individuals work at selling apples for five cents apiece.

  • CCC Established

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is established. Designed as a relief and employment program for young men, the CCC was made up of groups of young men who work in national forests, parks, and federal land for nine-month periods.

  • Works Projects Administration

    FDR signs legislation creating the Works Projects Administration. This program employed more than 8.5 million individuals in 3,000 counties across the nation.

  • Social Security Act

    The Social Security Act of 1935 is signed into law by FDR. The Social Security was financed through a payroll tax.

  • Great Depression ends

    Many believe that the Great Depression ended when World War II began. At daybreak on the first day of September, 1939, the German army invaded Poland. This initiated the upward climb the nation's economy faced as it recovered from the Depression.