The Great Depression

By marshmello11

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday
    Black Tuesday was said top be the day that the great depression began. this was the day that the stock market sold 16 million shares whgich was four times the normal amount which was sold per day at the time.
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    The Great Depression

  • Chrysler building opens

    Chrysler building opens
    THe construction of the chrysler building was caught up in the quest to be the tallest building in the world. It had succeeded for eleven months, but was then surpassed by the empire sate building

  • Al Capone's Trial

    Al Capone's Trial
    Al Capone is tried and found guilty of tax evasion. He is sentenced to eleven years in prison and is fined $50.000

  • Yankees win the world series

    Yankees win the world series
    The New york Yankees defeatthe chicago cuba and win the 29th worls series. Babe Ruth hits his famous "called shot"in the third game of the series.

  • Adolph hitler becomes the Chancellor of Cermany

    Adolph hitler becomes the Chancellor of Cermany
    Hitler becaoming Chancellor of Germany would show a turning point in Germany's government. His plan was to make Germany into a unified state that only followed one party.

  • Dave Komonen wins the Boston Marathon

    Dave Komonen wins the Boston Marathon
    Dave Komonen from Canada wins the boston marathon with a time of 2 hours and 32 minutes.

  • Babe Ruth retires from baseball

    Babe Ruth retires from baseball
    Babe Ruth ends his career with 714 home runs, 22 seasons, and a .342 batting average. He was one of the first five players ever inducted into The Baseball Hall of Fame.

  • Franklin Roosevelt elected for second term.

    Franklin Roosevelt elected for second term.
    FDR wins the 1936 election with a landslide victory of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes.

  • Amelia Earhart's plane goes down

    Amelia Earhart's plane goes down
    Amelia Earhart's plane goes down somewhere off of the coast of Howland Island and is presumed dead. Her body and plane have not been found to this day.

  • Superman is created

    Superman is created
    In june of 1938 the very first Acion Comics was made. Recent prices of this comic book reach over 1 million dollars.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany invades Poland without a declaration of war. THis marks th beginning of World War Two.

  • FDR's Third term begins

    FDR's Third term begins
    Roosevelt's third term was mainly about America's involvement in World War Two. He defeated Wendell Wilkie