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Stock Market Crash
When the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday it caused many investors to lose their jobs, banks to close, and many workers to lose their job. This caused America to go into the deepest and longest lasting economic downfall in history. -
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Al Capone's income tax invasion
Al Capone was convicted of income tax invasion and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, which ended his control over chicago. -
Lindbergh's Baby was kidnapped
Lindbergh's 20-month-year-old baby was kidnapped from his nursery. The lindbergh's recieved ransom notes promising that their child is fine but later on a truck driver discovered the child in a shallow grave. -
Amelia Earhart- first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Amelia was also the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Amelia also set several height and speed records in an airplane. -
Adolf Hitler gets appointed Chencellor of Germany
Adolf was appointed chancellor by Paul Von Hindenburg. This was made to keep Hitler and the Nazi's "in check". In the end this had horrible results for Germany and the entire European continent. -
First Nazi Concentration Camp Established
Even though the concentration camps were supposed to be for prisoners of the Third Reich, the camps began to hold a large and diverse population of the people targeted by Nazi's. -
Bonnie and Clyde killed
Bonnie and Clyde were fugitives that stole and robbed stores and cars. They were ambushed by the police and killed near Sailes, Louisiana. -
Nazi Olympics in Berlin
Even though several countries had threatened to boycott the summer olympics that year, Adolph Hitlerconvinced them to put aside their differences and sent their athletes to Germany. This is where Jesse Owens beat the germans. -
The Hindenburg Disaster
At 7:25pm the Hindenburg was trying to land at an air station in New Jersey when a flame appeared on the outside of the rear, within 34 seconds the entire blimp was on fire and went down -
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs is the first full-length animated cartoon
Disney released a fairy tale movie based off of the Brothers Grimm. Starting off with the wicked witch asking her magic mirror " Who is the fairest one of all?" and the mirror answers Snow White, which is the main part of the story. -
Wizard of Oz Movie Premiers
An all time favorite movie, cherished by everyone is a fantasy film and musical that is about a girl from Kansas who goes to a fantasy world to find a wizard to get back home. On the way she meets a scarecrow, lion, and tinman, who become her close friends. -
World War Two
Involving more than 30 countries, WWII is concidered one of the deadliest wars. Resulting in 85 million military and civilian deaths. Adolf Hitler's invasion had the war drag on for six years until the Allies defeat Nazi Germany. -
Roosevelt gets elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt (commonly known as FDR) served as the 32nd President of the United States. Roosevelt gave the American people faith in themselves.
