1930-1939 timeline

  • Clyde Tomburgh discovers the Planet Pluto

    Clyde Tomburgh discovers the Planet Pluto
    He discovered the planet pluto at the Lowell observatory in flagstaff Arizona
  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff act was signed

    Smoot-Hawley Tariff act was signed
    President Hoover signed. Effective rate hikes would slash world trade
  • Nevada legalizes gambling.

    Nevada legalizes gambling.
  • Dick Tracy comic strip.

    Dick Tracy comic strip.
    Cartoonist Chester Gould creates the debut appearance of the Dick Tracy comic strip.
  • The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established

    The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established
    Unemployment in 1932 reached twelve million workers.
  • The highest continuous paved road in the United State

    The highest continuous paved road in the United State
    Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, is opened to traffic.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time.

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the first time.
    His speech with its hallmark phrase, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself," begins to rally the public and Congress to deal with great depression issues.
  • The United States pulls its troops from Haiti.

    The United States pulls its troops from Haiti.
    December 29, 1934 - Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
  • Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt.

    Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
  • The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown New York

    The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown New York
    It is home of one of baseball's founders, Abner Doubleday. The first class of inductees included Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.