-
Period: to
United States Timeline: The Great Depression
-
Black Tuesday-Stock Market Crash
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 Stock Market Cras between 1929 and 1931 of an estimated $50 billion and started the worst American depression in the nation's history. -
Planet Pluto Is Discovered
Pluto was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona by Clyde Tombaugh. Pluto was believed to be the ninth planet in out solar system. Pluto was named after the roman god of the underworld. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
This tax raised the already ridiculously high tariff rates on foreign goods. This caused a close to just about all world trade because other countries were raising their tariffs on imported goods as well. -
Star-Spangled Banner Becomes The National Anthem
On September 14, 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the Star - Spangled Banner after seeing the overnight bombardment of Fort McHenry. The song described the attack and America’s pride -
Empire State Building Is Completed
The Empire State Building built by self-made billionaire John J. Raskob. It was finished 45 days ahead of schedule and about 5 million dollars under budget. When it first opened however, due to the depression, half the building remained unused for the time being. -
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped
Chas A. Lindbergh Jr. was kidnapped around 9:00 pm in New Jersey. The ransom was paid but the baby’s body was found on May 12th driving Lindbergh’s wife, Anne, insane. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleceted President
The people did not want Hoover as president again. Hoover had majorly screwed up and allowed the country to slip into a depression. Roosevelt’s confident tone convinced the country that he was the right fir. He won 472 electoral votes to 59. He was the only president to be elected for more than two terms. -
New Deal
When FDR delivered his inaugural address he told of his plan for this package of programs to pull the country out of the Depression. -
Run On The Banks
A no named man came into a bank demanding his money. When the bank wouldn’t give it to him he went out on the street and was telling people that the banks were out of money and wouldn’t pay him. People started to go into banks and pull out their money. Banks were going bankrupt left and right. -
21st Amendment
This amendment repealed the 18th amendment which was prohibition. The economy needed the money that alcohol could provide through shipment and sales. -
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Esablished
The SEC holds the primary responsibility for enforcing the federal security laws involved the to Stock market. -
Social Security Act
Drafted during franklin Delano Roosevelts first term. Provided benefits to retirees and unemployed. -
Hoover Dam Completed
Controlled floods, provided irrigation, and producd hydroelectricity. -
Gone With The Wind
5000 original copies. Won the pulitzer prise the next year. -
Jessie Owens wins four gold medals
100 meter, 200 meter, long jump, and 4x100 relay. -
FDR re-elected
Promising to maintain nuetrality in foreign wars. -
Hindenburg crashes
The zeppelin crashed in Lakehurst, New jersey after a fire had started to engulf the aircraft.. There were 97 people on board and only 62 survived the crash. -
Amealia Earhart Disappears
She dissapeared over the atlantic ocean ocean near Howland Island. -
War of the Worlds Broadcast
Martains! Many ran screaming from their homes in fear of invasion. The broadcast so super convincing. -
Grapes of Wrath
Focucec on a poor family of tennant farmer driven from there home. -
The Wizard of the Oz released
The film premiere was at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The movie in technicolor and was rather popular considering the amount of diffrences from the book. -
Germany Invades Poland
Poland was invaded from the North, the South, and the West! Polish forces withdrew from their bases.