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Black Tuesday- Stock Market Crash
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 Stock Market crash. The plummeting stock prices led to losses between 1929 and 1931 of an estimated $50 billion and started the worst American depression in the nation's history. -
Empire State Building is completed
The Empire State Building has captured the attention of the young and the old, Every year, tourists flock the arena. -
Planet Pluto is discovered
This discovery was credited toward a fortunate accident. Pluto was officially labeled as the 9th planet. Its name was based on the Roman go of the underworld. Pluto is the last planet discovered in our solar system. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Important duties to protect America businesses and farmers, adding considerable strain to the international economic climate of the Great Depression. -
Star-Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem
Memorializes one of the key moments in American history which took place in Baltimore during the war of 1812. -
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
20 month old toddler was kidnapped from his family home. 2 months later, on May 12, his body was found a short distance away from his home. -
21st Amendment
John Blaine of Wisconsin, submitted a resolution to Congress proposing the submission to the states of the 21st Amendment. This amendment is to end prohibition. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt won his first election as the 32nd President. -
New Deal
The New Deal started with FDR's first inauguration. It was a series of economic programs enacted in the US between 1933 and 1936. -
Run on the Banks
Bank runs don't just happen, they have causes. In the 1930's, those causes were serious mistakes made by the Government. -
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) established
SEC was formed to administer the Securities Exchange Act. This was formerly carried out by the Federal Trade Commission. -
Social Security Act
This act was created to assist in the maintainance of the financial well-being of old aged individuals, unemployed people, and children. -
Hoover Dam completed
A concrete arch-gravity dam that was the result of a massive effort in involving thousands of workers and cost over 100 lives during construction. -
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published
A historical romance novel, based on the Civil War. -
Jessie Owens wins four gold medals at Berlin Olympics
Hitler wanted to show off his country and prove to the world that his Aryan race was superior. But, Owens showed him different when he won four gold medals. Hitler said Owens was a "non-human" because he was African American. -
FDR Re-elected
FDR defeats Alfred Landon, winning by a landslide in the popular vote. -
Hindenburg crashes
German passenger airship caught on fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock with its mooning mast. 36 people were killed; 35 passengers and 1 crew member. -
Amelia Earhart disappears
Disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in an Electica. -
War of the Worlds Broadcast
Announcement of the arrival of the Martians. Many ran out of their homes screaming and others packed up their cars and went away. -
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck published
Set during the Great Depression, focuses on a poor family living in a tenant, drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries. -
The Wizard of Oz released
Fantasy adventure film, released by MGM Studios. Tells the story of Dorothy Gale who is whisked to the Wizard of Oz. Now considered a classic, Wizard of Oz set new standards for technicolor and special effects. Is considered one of the greatest movies of all time. -
Germany invades Poland
1.5 million Germans invaded Poland. Polish airfields were bombed, Their Naval forces were attacked and Hitler claimed this was a defensive action.
