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League of Nation Established
League of Nation established after the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles ending the hostilities of World War 1 -
First Sound Live Motion Picture
The first ever live action movie with sound came out. -
The First Winter Olympics
The first winter Olympics are held at France in the Alps at Champoix -
The First Creation of the Television
The first revision was created by Phil Taylor Farnsworth -
Martin Luther King Jr Born
Martin Luther is born in Atlanta Georgia -
Smoot-Haley Tariff Act
The act is signed by President Hoover in 1930 cutting world trade in half -
Roosevelt Beats Hoover
Presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt beats President Hoover in a landslide victory -
The Speech
President Roosevelt gives his famous speech which his line "We have nothing to fear, But fear itself", rallying the country -
The Social Security Act
This act passed by congress in line with the new deal legislation and signed by Roosevelt, would begin payouts to retirees after two years -
Neutrality
The United States declares themselves neutral after Germany invaded Poland -
The Lend-Lease Act is Approved
The Lend- Lease act is signed and gives $7 billion in military credits for American manufactured war supplies to Great Britain and other allies. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
Japan war ships attack and bomb the American territory of Pearl Harbor. -
The first Nuclear Chain
The first nuclear chain reaction is produced at the University of Chicago in the Manhattan Project, creating fission of the Uranium U-235, under the direction of physicists Arthur Compton and Enrico Fermi. -
Japanese - Americans Confined
Roosevelt signs order 9066 locking up over 110,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S -
The Battle of Midway
A three day battle taking place from June 4-7 off the Japanese coast giving the U.S there first major victory over Japan.