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Share prices on the New York stock exchange completely collapsed.
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The Chicago gangster, Al Capone, was arrested for income evasion and was later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.
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The son of the famous pilot Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from his home in New Jersey sometime between 8pm and 10pm.
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The President of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany, a country with a heavily dominated by conservatives.
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Adolf Hitler ordered the delegates to withdraw from the Disarmament Conference in Geneva, he then withdrew from the Leaugue of Nations. The excuse of leaving was that while Germany was already disarmed, other countries were refusing to disarm.
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In New York's Madison Square Garden, Communists and Socialists start a violent battle during a rally. This incident generates the uneasiness people have regarding Socialism and Communism.
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The Nazis take away Jew's German citizenships before the Olympic Games in Berlin only to have to tone down the public anit-Jewish propaganda so they can still have the games there.
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King Edward VIII of England gave up his throne so that he could marry the women he loved. The women was not abke to become Queen because she was American and a divorcee.
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At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Jesse Owens, a black male from Alabama, wins his 4th gold medal. HIs relay team made a new world record that stayed for 20 years.
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Record breaking rainfall causes the banks of the Ohio River to overflow. This caused 1 million Americans to become homeless and $250 million in property damage.
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Amelia Earheart begins her solo flight around the world from Hawaii, but loses control of the plane. She restarts her journey in June from Miami.
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President Roosevelt was elected for his third Presidential term.
