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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was when people sold off all of their stock and the prices dropped. This caused banks, people, and businesses to run out of money.
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In March, more than 3.2 million people were unemployed.
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People resort to selling apples just to get by.
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Texas congressman Wright Patman introduces authorization to pay "bonus" funds to WWl veterans.
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Food riots began to break out among the people. They would break into stores to get food.
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New York's Bank fo the U.S. collapses which was the worst single bank failure in the United States at the time.
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Veterans of WWl camp near the White House until the bonus bill was passed.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to his first term of presidency.
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The CCC was established. It was made up of men employed to work in forests, state parks, and federal land.
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A three day dust storm sweeps across the country after spreading away from the dust bowl.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is re-elected for his second term as president.
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The U.S. enters WWll and will jump start U.S. industry, ending the great depression.
