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Al Capone comes to chicago
the infamous gangster led all organized crime during the prohabition. he sold canadian alcohol bootlegged into the united states -
the scopes trial
a tenessee teacher is prosocuted for teaching evolution in school. it was made illegal to teach the fundamentals of evolution in public schools. Scopes was defended by the popular lawyer Clarence Darrow. -
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth reached the record of 60 home runs in one season. one of the greatest players of New York Yankees -
Charles Lindbergh
charles is the first to fly across the atlantic ocean. recieved a $25,000 dollar prize for bein the first solo flight across the atlantic. unfortanetly later his son was kidnapped, held ransom, and eventually killed. -
Stock Market Crashes
The stock market collapses leaving millions of people with out jobs -
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The Great Depression
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The Dust bowl
a giant sand/dust storms sweeps the nation and kills livestock and destroys crops -
Unemployement
the United States hits an unemployement rate of a stagering 16.9% -
President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was reelected into presidency, he was part of the republican party and passed many laws to help buisness -
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world war 2
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cold war
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Korean war
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berlin blockade
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russias first atomic test
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Marines sent to Dominican Republic
