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Stock Market Crash
The most devastating stock market crash in the history of the US. -
Air conditioning invented
The first air cooling system was invented by Willis Carrier. -
Empire State Building was finished
On May 1, President Hoover presses a button in Washington, D.C. officially opening and turning on the Empire State Building’s lights. -
Assassination Attempt on FDR
Giuseppe Zangara tried to kill President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. -
First Nazi Concentration Camp Established
The first concentration camp was Dachau, established on March 20, 1933 in the southern Germany. -
Bonnie and Clyde Killed by Police
It was during the Great Depression that Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went on their two-year crime spree -
Germany Issues the Anti-Jewish Nuremberg Laws
The Nazi government passed two new racial laws at their annual NSDAP Reich Party Congress in Nuremberg, Germany. -
Helicopter Invented
Igor Sikorsky invented the first flying helicopter. -
The Hindenberg Disaster
Hindenburg was attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, a flame appeared on the outer cover of the rear of the Hindenburg. Within 34 seconds, the entire airship was consumed by fire. -
Amelia Earhart First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared. -
World War II Begins
World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was a war fought primarily between the Axis Powers. -
Roosevelt was elected for third time
He was liked by many Americans so he was elected again for an unprecedented third term.
