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The Wall Street Crash, also known as "Black Tuesday," was the most devasting stock market crash in American history. Unemployment rose to 25%, wages fell 42%, economic growth fell 50%, and world trade plummeted 65%.
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Severe dust storms plauged US praries and greatly damaged ecology and agriculture, making farm work immensely difficult.
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FDR's first term in 1933 was the first of four terms.
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Fireside chats is the term used to describe a series of 30 evening radio addresses given by FDR between 1933 and 1944. This date marks his first "Fireside Chat."
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FDR creats the CWA to assist unemployed workers through the winter.
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Congress enacted the NLRA n 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices.
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The Neutrality Acts were laws passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in future wars. This date marks the first Neutrality act.
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Little major legislation was passed during FDR's second term.
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German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock at Naval Air Station Lakehurst.
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FDR asks Congress for $3,75 million billion to stimulate the economy.
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Germany invades Poland, which leads Britain and France to declare war on Hitler's Nazi state in retaliation.
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During Roosevelt's third term, the economy rapidly improved.
