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The day that the stock market crashed, beginning the Great Depression.
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Hoovervilles begin to crop up across the nation through the 1930s.
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On July 8, 1932, the stock market hit its lowest point in U.S. history.
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Roosevelt easily defeats Hoover, as many believe that the incumbent president did too little, too late.
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Dachau, the first of Hitler's concentration camps was opened
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This act was passed in response to all of the runs that had been made on U.S. banks.
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Unemployment decreases to 20.1%
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Roosevelt (D) was elected over Willkie (R) for his third term.
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