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"Black Tuesday"
This was the biggest stock market crash in US history. Stock prices collapsed, investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day, and the Great Depression began. -
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Historical Events
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Gandhi's Salt March
An act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi in order to protest against British rule in India -
"The Star Spangled Banner" is Official National Anthem
On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812. Key, an American lawyer, watched the siege while under detainment on a British ship and penned the famous words after observing with awe that Fort McHenry’s flag survived the 1,800-bomb assault. -
Empire State Building opens
Standing at 1,250 feet, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. It was deemed to be a symbol of attempt to "achieve the impossible." It was actually built to win a "race" to see which American architect could build the tallest building, after the Eiffel Tower was built. -
The Emergency Relief and Construction Act
This act was made to be a temporary aid of labor and business and eventually helped create the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), which released the funds for public projects. -
Congress passed Roosevelt's Emergency Banking Act
Closed down banks for 4 days to reorganize and insure stability in U.S. banking systems -
Prohibition Ends in the US
21st Amendment is ratified, which ended prohibiton (the outlaw of manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquor) -
Charles Turzak's Tank Worker
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Benton Murdoch Spruance's "The People Work (Morning)"
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World War II Begins
Germany attacked Poland (1,300 planes, 2,000 tanks, 1.5 million trained ground troops). Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to abort his invasion of Poland. -
The Great Depression Ends
The beginning of World War II seemed to end the Great Depression. More than 12 million U.S. citizens were sent to the military and nearly the same amount went into defense-related workforce. War jobs took care of those 17 million people that were unemployed before the war began. -
Rockwell Kent's Big Inch
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet and protect Japan's advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, where it sought access to natural resources such as oil and rubber. -
U.S. joins World War II
The United States declared war on Japan after the attack of Pearl Harbor, which enlisted them in World War II. -
World War II ends
The Axis Powers surrendered, and the Allies gratefully accepted Germany's surrender. -
Plane Crashes into Empire State Building
A U.S. military plane crashed into the Empire State Building, an accident caused by thick fog
