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1928 with economy booming, U.S. voters elect another Republican president,
Herbert Hoover (Nov. 6) in a landslide victory over Alfred E. Smith, governor of
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Wall Street crashes. The Effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash resulted in the closing of banks, higher unemployment rates, bankruptcies, suicides, starvation, evictions and wage cuts that led to the Great Depression. The global impact of the 1929 Wall Street Crash resulted in the world-wide collapse of share values.
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US suffers worst ever drought in its history, leading to the Dust Bowl years. People started to leave the west and relocate.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the President of the United States. he served from 1933-45
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The 21st Amendment is passed repealing the 18th Amendment ending prohibition of alcohol.
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Slum Clearance begins in New York and other major US cities.
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The Boulder (Hoover) Dam is completed. The main purposes for the construction of the Hoover Dam were to control floods of fertile, but dry agricultural land, and to provide a reliable source of water and electrical power for millions of people in its adjacent areas.
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Margaret Mitchell's Civil War novel "Gone With the Wind" is published.
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Amelia Mary Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a circumnavigation flight attempt.
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Germany begins its persecution of Jews. Which made tensions rise around the world.
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Germany attacks Poland starting World War II. Tensions continue to rise globally.
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Lou Gehrig retires from Major League Baseball after being diagnosed with ALS. Soon after will be inducted into Hall of Fame.
