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On this date investors traded 16 millon shares on the New York stock exchange in one day. Billons of dollars were lost wiping out a lot of investors and the stock market crashed. This was the start of the great depression.
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The Star Spangled Banner becomes US national anthem written by Frances Scott Key. Hoover and Congress aprooved of the star spangled banner as the national anthem
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Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. Hitler's rise was a good turning point for Germany.
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The 21st amendment ends prohibition in the US. Prohibition did not work very well as many Americans still drank
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A dust of storm ravages though the western states forcing many farmers and their families to leave their home
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The first prisoners are taken to the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay. The prison was made for people who robbed banks and murdered.
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Jesse Owens (An african American runner) wins four gold medals at the Berlin olympics in front of Adolf Hitler
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The Hindenburg, a German airship carrying passengers planning to attend the coronation fevtivities of Queen Elizabeth. The airship exploded in New Jersey killing 36 people.
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The Golden Gate Bridge was open on this day for pedestrian walking. One day later the bridge was open to vehicles.
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Amelia Earhart crashes just off the coast of Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean. She was trying to be the first women to fly around the world
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Hitler orders the Nazi's to invade Poland. France and England declare war on Germany two days later stating wwll
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On this day FDR was nominated for a third term as President. He did get re-elected to a third term and even a fourth. He was the only president to get elected more than twice.
