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Charles Lindbergh flies "the Spirt of St. Louis" solo from New York to France for the first time in History.
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Calvin Coolidge elected as 30th president of the United States
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Herbert Hoover wins the election against Alfred E. Smith to become President of the United States
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Called "Black Tuesday", the New York Stock Market collapses, helping to start the Great Depression.
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Franklin Roosevelt begins his New Deal program to help the US economy through the Great Depression
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FDR implements his social security program to help financially support retired Americans
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The Lend Lease Act loaned money and material to help the Allied in their fight against the Germans in WWII
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The Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, launching the US into World War II.