Great Depression (Extra Credit Timeline) By maworzella May 31, 1929 Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union history.com Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Jan 1, 1939 Great Depression history.com Feb 18, 1930 Pluto Discovered history.com Mar 12, 1930 Gandhi leads civil disobedience history.com Apr 21, 1930 Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire history.com Jul 13, 1930 First World Cup history.com May 1, 1931 Empire State Building dedicated history.com Jul 26, 1931 Grasshoppers Bring Ruin to Midwest history.com Mar 1, 1932 Lindbergh Baby is Kidnapped history.com Dec 25, 1932 Radio City Music Hall opens history.com Jan 5, 1933 Golden Gate Bridge construction starts history.com Jan 30, 1933 The Lone Ranger debuts on Detroit radio history.com May 6, 1933 FDR creates the WPA history.com Jun 6, 1933 1st Drive-in Movie Theater opens history.com Jan 24, 1935 1st Canned Beer goes on sale history.com May 24, 1935 MLB 1st Night Game history.com Jun 2, 1935 Babe Ruth retires history.com Jul 16, 1935 World's 1st Parking meter installed history.com Dec 30, 1936 Sit-down Strike in Flint starts history.com Feb 4, 1938 Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs history.com Sep 21, 1938 The Great New England Hurricane history.com Oct 12, 1940 Tom Mix dies history.com