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Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. -
Empire State Building
On this day in 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building, pressing a button from the White House that turns on the building’s lights. -
Auguste Piccard Reaches Stratosphere
The Swiss physicist, Auguste Piccard, took off from Augsburg, Germany, in a pressurized aluminium capsule attached to a large hydrogen balloon. -
Lindbergh's Baby Kidnapped
Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife put their 20-month-old baby, Charles Lindbergh Jr., to bed in his upstairs nursery. However, when Charlie’s nurse went to check on him at 10 pm, he was gone; someone had kidnapped him. -
Loch Ness Monster First Spotted
Although accounts of the beast living in Scotland’s Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news. -
Alcatraz Becomes a Federal Prison
The federal prison on Alcatraz Island off California’s San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation. -
Senator Huey Long Is Killed
Huey Long was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana and as a member of the United States Senate until his assassination. -
Nazi Olympic Games
Although several countries had threatened to boycott the Summer Olympics that year due to Adolf Hitler’s controversial regime, in the end they put their differences aside and sent their athletes to Germany. -
Hindenburg Disaster
The Hindenburg disaster was as the German passenger airship that caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock. -
Hitler Annexed Austria
German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation. Hitler accompanied German troops into Austria, where enthusiastic crowds met them. -
World War II Begins
World War II was started by Nazi Germany in their attempt to conquer Europe,it turned into the largest and the bloodiest war in world history, responsible for the deaths of an estimated 40 to 70 million people. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Third Term
The president received criticism for running again because there was an unwritten rule in American politics that no U.S. president should serve more than two terms. Nevertheless, Roosevelt believed it was his duty to continue serving and lead his country.
