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Alfred E.Smith was elected for President in the 1928 election.
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The U.S. economy was in severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployed.
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U.S. investors lost $30 billion and signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.
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Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, starting the Great Depression and earning the name "Black Tuesday".
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600 banks closed nationwide. By 1933, there were 28 states without banks.
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The public works project was started and provided employment for 5,000 men.
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Unemployment in the United States went from 4 million to 12 million in 2 years. Everyday 1000 homes were repossessed.
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World War I Veterans march on Washington demanding pensions. General Douglas MacArthur uses force to remove them.
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Roosevelt was elected for U.S. Presidency.
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Huge dust storms made of top soil hit a section of the Great Plains that contain Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
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African-American Joe Lewis and German Max Schmeling competed for boxing's heavy weight title. Schmeling was the winner of the 1936 Heavyweight Title.
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The Dam was finished and will provide water and electricity for the American southwest.
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The rematch was at the Yankee Stadium in New York, and Joe Lewis won the rematch in only 124 seconds, the second quickest heavyweight title fight in history.