American History: 1930-1939

By creeper9

  • Vietnam

    Communist party is established.
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    Fun Days in History (most of the time)

    Daniel Ramos and David Rodriguez

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Informs the British viceroy of India that civil disobedeince will begin 9 days later.

  • Panama

    Communist party is founded.

  • Snacks

    Twinkies are invented.

  • Fabric's

    Neoprene is invented.

  • Warner Bros.

    Released their first cartoon series called “Loony Tunes” which runs until 1970.

  • Richard Drew

    Invents masking tape.

  • Albert Einstein

    Begins doing research at the California Institute of Technology, along with astronomer Edwin Hubble.

  • Movies

    The original film version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi is released

  • Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

    Elected president of Finland.

  • Star-Spangled Banner

    Adopted as the USA national anthem.

  • Jane Addams

    First American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • British Navy

    Submarine M2 sinks with all 60 hands.

  • Comedian

    Jack Blenny’s radio show airs for the first time.

  • Lighter

    The Zippo lighter was invented. ( do not have the exact date)

  • Dow Jones

    Industrial average reaches the lowest level of the great depression, bottoming out at 41.22.

  • Elvis

    Elvis Presley was born.

  • Amelia Earhart

    Becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

  • Coopers Inc.

    Sells the world’s first briefs.

  • Medicine

    Discovery and clinical development of prontosil, the first broadly effective anti-bacterial drug.

  • Loony Tunes

    Porky Pig makes his debut as the first major Loony Tunes character in “I Haven’t Got A Hat”.

  • Baseball

    The first night time MLB game is played between the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.