The 1930's

By Jared Kracht
  • Period: to

    1930s

  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday
    The day the stock market crashed

  • The Star-Spangled Banner becomes americas national anthem

    The Star-Spangled Banner becomes americas national anthem

  • Reconstruction Finance Corporation formed

    Reconstruction Finance Corporation formed
    Was established to stimulate banking and business

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday
    The first time the term Dust Bowl was used was by a news paper reporter describing Black sunday

  • Babe Ruth retires from Major league basball

    Babe Ruth retires from Major league basball

  • Of mice and men published

    Of mice and men published

  • National Minimum Wage is enacted

    National Minimum Wage is enacted
    Minimum wage was $0.25 per hour at the time

  • The United States declares its neutrality in the European war

    The United States declares its neutrality in the European war

  • Perl Harbor

    Perl Harbor