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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone appointed the 29-year-old Hoover acting director of the Bureau -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf was a novel written by Adolf Hitler depicting his "struggles" -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
Black Tuesday hit Wall Street, Billions of dollars were lost -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, causing Germany to become the host. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became Germanys Chancellor on this date, -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Franklin Roosevelt is elected as the president of the United States. -
CCC is Created
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a program that allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs -
WPA is Created
FDR issued executive order 7034, creating the Works Progress Administration -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The dust bowl was a large drought that lingered through the USA. -
Kristallnacht
It was a large massacre of hundreds of Jewish people -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
It showcases the horrors of the Great Depression and creates sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The hit movie premiers in theatres, it obviously is very successful -
Germany Invades Poland
One week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, the invasion of Poland begins -
The Four Freedoms Speech
Presented by Franklin Roosevelt, he presented his reasons for American involvement in the war.