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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
On May 10, 1924, Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Mr. Hoover was named Director. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiograph by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The book outlines many of Hitler's political beliefs his political future plans for Germany and the world. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The stock market crash of October 1929 led directly to the Great Depression in Europe. When stocks plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The Dust Bowl started in 1930 and lasted for about a decade but its long term economic impacts on the region lingered much longer. Severe drought hit the Midwest and southern Great Plains in 1930. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
In the 1932 presidential election Roosevelt defeated president Herbert Hoover in a huge victory. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the nazi party. -
CCC is Created
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States. -
WPA is Created
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA with an executive order on May 6, 1935. It was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Was an American world heavyweight boxing champion from June 13, 1935, when he outpointed Max Baer in 15 rounds. -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Berlin 1936 Olympic Games athletic festival held in Berlin. The Berlin Games were the 10 th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The film opened in wide release on August 25 however as is often the case with major motion pictures there are test promotional press and other types of screenings prior to the wide release. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass also called the November pogrom was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Parties. -
Germany Invades Poland
The Invasion of Poland also known as the September Campaign Polish Campaign and Polish Defensive War of 1939. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941.