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1930-1940
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Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key, is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem. The lyrics of the anthem were written during the bombing of McHenry by British ships at a harbor in Baltimore in 1814. -
Empire State Building
Construction is completed on the Empire State Building in New York City and it is open for business. The Empire State Building is 1,454 feet high (including the antennae) but the roof height is 1,250 feet. Its nickname comes from the nickname of New York, the Empire State. -
FDR
FDR wins the 1932 Presidential election by the largest margin of any candidate since Ulysses S. Grant, to become the new President of the United States of America. President Roosevelt establishes the New Deal, a response to the Great Depression. -
Adolf Hitler
In the 1932 elections and the Nazi Party being the strongest position and the largest party in the Reichstag, President Hindenburg offers Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party leader chancellorship. -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed, ending prohibition. The 21st amendment was made to end prohibition by overturning the 18th amendment. The eighteenth amendment was the only amendment ever repealed. But prohibition didn’t work very much at all. -
Master's
The Master's golf tournament is held for the first time at Augusta National Golf Club, founded by the legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones. It took place in Augusta, Georgia and the winner was Horton Smith of the United States. -
FDR Second Term
Franklin D. Roosevelt overwhelms his Republican challenger, Alfred Landon, for a second presidential term. Franklin D. Roosevelt had 62% of the popular vote which insured Roosevelt with his New Deal plan. The New Deal plan was the economic measures introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt to counteract the effects of the Great Depression. -
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic and the day after President Roosevelt gives the green light from Washington D.C. for vehicles to begin to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. It created a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. -
The Hobbit
The Hobbit is a fantasy novel and childrens book written by J.R.R. Tolkien. He initially started writing The Hobbit for his children but then was influenced to publish it. -
A-Bomb
Albert Einstein alerts Franklin D. Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity, this lead to the creation of the Manhattan project. Albert Einstein arrived as a fugitive from Nazi Germany six years before this on October 17, 1933. -
World War II
Nazi Germany invades Poland and the United States declares its neutrality in the European war. This effectively begins World War II after a year of Europe attempting to appease Hitler and his Nazi Party’s aims.
