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Stock Market Crash
The stock market crashes beginning on October 24 (Black Thursday). -
Deportations of Mexican- Americans
In Feburary, 6,024 Mexican Americans are deported because of resentment over them stealing jobs from “real” Americans. -
New York's Bank of the United States collapses
the largest bank failure in the nation's history -
FDR elected
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president over Herbert Hoover. -
FDR Inaguration
FDR is inagurated. -
Bank Holiday
Four-day bank holiday begins and FDR promises Congress will work on saving the banking industry -
Emergency Banking Act
The Emergency Banking Act of 1933 is created. -
Fireside Chats begin
FDR delivers his first "fireside chat." -
Fireside Chats begin
March 12, FDR delivers his first fireside chat -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is established. -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration is created. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
The National Industrial Recovery Act is introduced to Congress. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is created. -
Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration is established. -
Work Projects Administration
FDR creates the Work Projects Administration. -
National Youth Administration
The National Youth Administration is set up to help young men and women. -
Social Security
The Social Security Act of 1935 is signed by FDR. -
Photos of migrant workers
Photographer Dorothea Lange takes photographs of workers in California including this iconic one. -
FDR elected
FDR defeats Kansas Governor Alfred M. Landon for a second term as president -
Unemployment rises
Unemployment rises again, and FDR’s New Deal programs suffer a setback. -
Federal Spending
FDR tries to stimulate the economy by asking Congress to authorize $3.75 billion in federal spending. -
FDR Elected
Franklin Roosevelt is elected to his third term as president after defeating Wendell Willkie.
