The Good Ol' Days By LEWillis Period: Nov 18, 1928 to Nov 18, 1944 Them Good Ol' Days Oct 4, 1929 Stock Market CRASHES!!!!!! Total loss of $16billion It crashes!!! Total loss of $16billion Nov 18, 1930 Unemployment rate rose to 8.7% from 3.2%....YIKES!!!! People are unemployed...job loss rate from 3.2 to 8.7...Yikes!!! Nov 18, 1932 Bank Failure-10, 000 banks have failed...40% of them USA Banks 10,000 banks have failed!!!! Mar 4, 1933 All USA Banks close their doors due to lack of funds...WHOA!!!! Jan 1, 1934 Dustbowl (severe drought) begins in KS, OK, NM and CO Nov 18, 1934 YEHAW....the Road to Recovery begins...GNP 7.7%, Unemployment down to 21.7% from a high of 24% Nov 18, 1939 Invasion of Poland...World War I has begun Nov 18, 1940 40hr work week begins....*sigh* Dec 7, 1941 USA officially enters World War II Nov 18, 1942 New house costs $3,920.00 Nov 18, 1942 Gallon of gas was $ .11...how can we get that back??? Mar 18, 1943 Women's Professional Baseball Nov 18, 1944 Ford Truck 49T-New Car cost $850.00
