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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover as acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year, Mr. Hoover was named Director. -
Mein Kampf is Published
The author that wrote Mein Kampf was Adolf Hitler -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The stock market crash of 1929 was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, but it did act to accelerate the global economic collapse which it was also a symptom -
The Dust Bowl Begins
Due to the low crop prices and high machinery costs, more raising lands were put into production. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
As the Nazi Party was now the largest party in the Reichstag. Reichstag was entitled to select a President. Reichstag was able to elect Göring for the post. They were innovative in the success, and that led to Hitler asking to be made the chancellor. -
CCC is Created
The CCC is a part of the New Deal Program, to help lift the United States out of the Great Depression and it stood for "Civilian Conservation Corps". -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Roosevelt had defeated republican incumbent Herbert Hoover. Herbert began his presidency in the midst of the Great Depression. -
WPA is Created
It was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
J.J. Braddock wins the heavyweight boxing title at Madison Square Garden Bowl, Braddock won the Championship of Heavyweight the World. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The 1936 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad and commonly known as Berlin 1936 -
Kristallnacht
in an incident known as “Kristallnacht”. The Nazis in Germany torched temples, vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and businesses, and murdered close to 100 Jews. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
Since the day it was published The Grapes of Wrath has captured the American imagination, pulling back the curtain on a way of life that most of us could scarcely imagine, and showing us the powerful ways that literature can touch society. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The first time they ever showed it was at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin -
The Four Freedoms Speech
This speech, delivered by President Franklin Roosevelt had become known as Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms Speech" due to a short closing portion in which he described his vision for extending American ideals throughout the world.