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Balck Tuesday - Stack Market Crash
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 stock market crash. The plummeting stock prices led to the losses between 1929 and 1931 of an estimated $50 billion and started the worst American depression in the nation's history. -
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The Great Depression
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Planet Pluto is discovered
When Pluto was first discovered it was classified as a planet but in 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Provided revenueand encouraged industries in the United States to protect American labor. -
Star-SpangledBanner becomes the national anthem
President Hoover signed an act that made the Star-Spangled Bannor the National Anthem. -
Empire State Building is completed
It was the highest building in the world for 40 years. It was constructed in New York City. -
Lindbergh baby kidnapped
A 20 month year old kid was abducteed from its family. This was a huge crime of its day. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
He spearheaded major ledgislation and lead the Allies against Germany. -
Run on the Banks
Banks all over the United States collapsed and everyone wanted to withdraw their money. -
New Deal
Series of economic programs such as infurstructure and relief programs. -
21st Amendment
This amendment was put into place in January 1920 and was ratified in December 1933. This amendment prohibited alcohol which started a lot of trouble such as organized crime. -
Securities Exchange Commission
A federal agency that holds resposibility for renforcing federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry. -
Hoover Dam completed
One of the greatest engineering prospects ever undertaken by the American Goverenment, -
Social Security Act
Gave security for the disabled and the elderly -
Jessie Owens wins four gold medals at Berlin Olympics
Showed the world that Germany's doctrine of the Aryan Superiority was suspect. -
FDR re-elected
Wins over Alfed Landon with 60.8% of the popular vote and 523 electoral votes to 8. -
Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell is published
Set in Clayton county during the civil war. It depicts the eperiences of Scarlett O'Hare a spoiled plantation owners daighter. -
Hindenburg Crashes
Hindenburg was attempting to land at the lakehurst Navel Air Station when a flame appered on the sides and within 34 seconds the plane was consumed by flame. -
Amelia Earhart disappears
Amerlia dissappeared during her around the world flight attempt. -
War of the Worlds Broadcast
The U.S. was sent into mass hysteria because of a radio broadcast. -
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is Published
Novel set in the Great Depression about a poor farm family of tenant farmers driven from the Oklahoma home by drought. -
The Wizard of Oz released
The Wizard of Oz was an American Fantasy film about a girl from Kanass who lands in the land of oz and a tornadow hit her home. -
Germany incades Poland
German forces attack Poland on all sides and bombed Polish Cities.
