The Great Depression

By Natalie Glenn

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

  • Herbert Hoover goes out of Office

    Herbert Hoover goes out of Office
    Herbert Hoover left office, which made many Americans happy, because they blamed him for the Great Depression.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Democratic US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is elected to office.

  • Prohibition Amendment is Lifted

    Prohibition Amendment is Lifted
    The 18th Amendment, was lifted, which made many Americans estatic.

  • 1st State Liquor Store

    1st State Liquor Store
    The first state liquor store opens in Pennsylvania, which was big because the Prohibition amendment was just lifted.

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    They were severe dust storms that ruined a lot of agriculture and ecology.

  • Babe Ruth Retires

    Babe Ruth Retires
    At 40 years old, Babe Ruth decides to retire his baseball career.

  • World's First Super Hero

    World's First Super Hero
    The Phantom, a cartoon strip by Lee Falk, makes his first apperane in comic strips all over America.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam is finally completed on this day in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Ella Fitzgerald
    "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1 on the billboards.

  • The Flash Floods of 1939

    The Flash Floods of 1939
    Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky, creating a panic in Kentucky.

  • Roosevelt is elected for the 3rd time

    Roosevelt is elected for the 3rd time