The 1930s ("Brave New World" Research Paper)

Pluto Discovered

Feb 18, 1930

Also in 1930:
-Ghandi's Salt March
-Stalin begins collectivising agriculture in the USSR

Empire State Building Finished

Jan 1, 1931

Also in 1931:
-Scottsboro Boys accused of rape
-US officially gets national anthem
-Al Capone imprisoned for tax evasion

Amelia Earhart Flies Solo Across the Atlantic

May 20, 1932

Also in 1932:
-Air conditioning invented
-Scientists split the atom
-Zippo lighters introduced

Prohobtion Ends

Dec 5, 1933

Also in 1933:
-Assassination attempt is made on FDR
-FDR launches New Deal
-First spotting of Loch Ness Monster
-First Nazi Concentration Camp Established
-Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

CheeseBurger Invented

Jan 1, 1934

Also in 1934:
-Bonnie & Clyde killed by police
-The Dust Bowl
-The Great Terror begins in the Soviet Union

Alcoholics Anonymous Founded

Jan 1, 1935

Also in 1935:
-Germany Issues the Anti-Jewish Nuremberg Laws
-Monopoly Board Game released by Parker Brothers
-Penguin introduces the First Paperback Books

Hoover Dam Finished

May 29, 1936

Also in 1936:
-Nazi Olympics in Berlin
-Spanish Civil War Begins

Golden Gate Bridge Opened

May 27, 1937

Also in 1937:
-Amelia Earhart Vanishes
-The Hindenberg Disaster
-Japan Invades China

"War of the Worlds" Is Broadcasted, Causes Panic

Mar 18, 1938

Also in 1938:
-Chamberlain Announces "Peace in Our Time"
-Evian Conference About Jewish Refugees From Nazi Germany
-Hitler Annexes Austria
-March of Dimes Founded
-The Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

World War II Begins

Sep 1, 1939

Also in 1939:
-Einstein Writes a Letter to FDR About Building an Atomic Bomb
-First Commercial Flight Over the Atlantic
-German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Signed
-Helicopter Invented