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History of the 1930s

By hamburgalur97

  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth
    Earns 80,000 a year more than The President (Herbert Hoover)

  • Cab Calloway

    Cab Calloway
    His most famous song,Minnie the Moocher, was written in 1931 and sold over 1,000,000 copies

  • Presidental Election

    Presidental Election
    Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Wendell L. Willkie. in 1932

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition
    Prohibition ended after fifteen years

  • Federal Credit Union

    Federal Credit Union
    Federal Credit Union is passed

  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    Becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean,
    from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Oakland, California.

  • Baseball Hall of Fame

    Baseball Hall of Fame
    Baseball Hall of Fame is established at Cooperstown, NY

  • FDR

    FDR
    Starts his second term

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act
    FDR signs the Fair Labor Standards Act that raises minimum wage from 25 cents to 40 cents an hour and limits the work week to 44 hours.

  • Lou Gehrig retires his number

    Lou Gehrig retires his number
    He was the first player to have his number retired in Baseball history.