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The 1930s
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The stock market crashes
Wall Street crashed and the Great Depression started -
Unemployment is averging out a 20%
Unemployment is rising. -
The Star Spangled Banner becomes our national anthem
The Star Spangled Banner became our national anthem on March 3, 1931 -
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly over the Atlantic
She was the first woman ever to fly over the Atlantic Ocean. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt beats Hoover for Presidency
FDR wins his first term against Hoover. -
The Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Adolf HItler rules Germany and starts the Holocaust -
FDR is inaugurated into office
FDR becomes president. -
Penison Plan for the elderly
The elderly could apply for public assistance. -
Jesse Owens first black to win gold in the Olympics.
Jesse Owens overcomes racism and wins the Olympics. -
Amelia Earhart goes missing and is never found
She went missing at sea and was never found -
Unemployment is at 17.2%
Unemployment is going down. -
FDR wins his third term
FDR beat Thomas Dewey in the presidental election.