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On Feburary 18, 1931, Pluto was discovered by scientist Clyde William Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Picture: http://thetechjournal.com/science/planet-pluto-still-a-big-mystery.xhtml
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On May 31, 1931 the Empire State Building opens in New York. This building has 102 stories, and was the tallest building for forty years. Site:
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/May-1
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On May 20-21, Amelia Earhart became the second person and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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In 1933, on March 12th eight days after the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt people started to use radio fireside chats. Roosevelt was the first president to use this and he was talking fom the White House.
Site:
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/timeline/1930-1939.html Picture:
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Bonnie and Clyde, the famous pair of criminals, was finally caught by the FBI and were shot and killed. Picture: http://bonnieclyde.info/2009/09/12/bonnie-and-clyde/
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Amelia Earhart flies across the Pacific Ocean. From Honolulu to Oakland, California. Site:
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/earhart/EX29.htm
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected for his second term as president. Picture Credits: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdfdr.htm
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Amelia Earhart dissapered with Fred Noonan in the Pacific Ocean. She reported she was out of fuel and their was no land but she was too late and crashed. Site:
http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/exploration-
settlement/when-did-aviator-amelia-earhart-disappear
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On Janurary 3, 1938, Franklin Delanor Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes, which raised money for a cure for polio. Image Credits: http://www.umw.edu/hisa/resources/Student%20Projects/McCreedy/students.umw.edu/_lmccr9sd/poliovaccine/history.html
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The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco, California. Site:
http://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/Old-Newspapers/1939-Newspapers
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oShqDsk541E/TMV4TGiAC7I/AAAAAAAAADo/kDRkGgMN__Q/s1600/golden_gate.jpg
