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On October 24th stock prices plummet and Americas sell their stock for any price they can. By Ocrober 29th stocks completely crash and banks ask for loans. Money seems to just dissapear and the six years of prosperity Americans saw during the 1920's had ended.
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"food riots" begin to break out all over the country. In Minneapolis several hundred men and women riot, smash the windows of local markets, and take food. The riot is ended by the police and seven people are arrested.
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Three thousand unemployed workers march at the Ford Motor Company's plant in Michigan. Police and guards end up killing four people and injuring many more.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president over Herbert Hoover.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps is Established. The ccc was a public relief program for unmarried men ages 17-28
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Congress passes the Glass-Steagall Act which separates commercial and investment banking. Also Congress establishes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to guarantee bank deposits.
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A three day dust storm blew from the Western to the Eastern states of the United States. The region in the West became known as the Dustbowl when drought struck from 1934-1937.
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The Union for Social Justice was created by a Roman Catholic priest and radio host who used his radio station to criticize communism, capitalism, and President Roosevelts administration.
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The Social Security Act of 1935 created a system of transfer payments in which younger working people, support old, retired people.
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The series "Harvest Gypsies" was written by John Steinbeck focused on the lives of migrant workers.
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The Memorial Day Massacre ocurred on May 30, 1937 when the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators. The even took place during the "Little Steel Strike" in the United States.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was re-elected for a third term.
