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The Stock Market Crashes
Stock prices plummet and banks call in loans. About $30 billion in stock value "disappear" by mid-November. -
Unemployment
More than 3.2 million people are unemployed. Increased by 1.7 million by October, 1929. -
The Ford Strike
Three thousand workers who are unemployed march on the Ford Motor Company's plant in River Rouge, Michigan. -
Unemployed Men
More than 750,000 citizens in New York are reported independent upon city relief, along with an additional 160,000 on the waiting list. -
Roosevelt is Elected
Franklin Roosevelt is elected president with 22.8 million popular votes, and Herbert Hoover with 15.75 million. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Was designed as a relief and employment program for men between the ages of 17 and 27. The CCC is made up of men who work in national forests, parks, and federal land for nine-month stints. -
Soil Erosion Service
The federal government establishes the Soil Erosion Service. Was mad necessary by years of drought and dust. -
3 Day Dust storm
Three-day dust storm blows about 350 million tons of soil off of the terrain of the West and Southwest and goes as far east as New York and Boston. -
Iconic Image
Dorothea Lange visits a pea-pickers' camp in California's San Joaquin Valley and takes photographs of harvest workers. -
FDR is Inaugurated
First US Presidential Inauguration day held on Jan 20th, prio was held on March 4th. -
World War 2 Begins
Lasted from 1939-1945. Germany invades Poland without warning which marks the beginning of World War 2. About 80 million casualites. -
Roosevelt is Elected Again
Franklin Roosevelt is elected again beating Wendell Willkie. His re election is viewed as proof of the nation's support of his war policies.
