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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.
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The Empire State Building has captured the attention of the young and the old, Every year, tourists flock the arena.
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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.
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Important duties to protect America businesses and farmers, adding considerable strain to the international economic climate of the Great Depression.
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Memorializes one of the key moments in American history which took place in Baltimore during the war of 1812.
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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.
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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.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt won his first election as the 32nd President.
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The New Deal started with FDR's first inauguration. It was a series of economic programs enacted in the US between 1933 and 1936.
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Bank runs don't just happen, they have causes. In the 1930's, those causes were serious mistakes made by the Government.
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SEC was formed to administer the Securities Exchange Act. This was formerly carried out by the Federal Trade Commission.
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This act was created to assist in the maintainance of the financial well-being of old aged individuals, unemployed people, and children.
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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.
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A historical romance novel, based on the Civil War.
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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.
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FDR defeats Alfred Landon, winning by a landslide in the popular vote.
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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.
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Disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in an Electica.
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Announcement of the arrival of the Martians. Many ran out of their homes screaming and others packed up their cars and went away.
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Set during the Great Depression, focuses on a poor family living in a tenant, drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries.
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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.
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1.5 million Germans invaded Poland. Polish airfields were bombed, Their Naval forces were attacked and Hitler claimed this was a defensive action.
