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J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone designated the 29-year-old Hoover as the Bureau's interim head on May 10, 1924, and by the end of the year, Mr. Hoover had been given the title of head. As Director, Mr. Hoover implemented a number of institutional adjustments to address complaints about the leadership of his predecessor. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Hitler, the head of the Nazi Party, published his autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf in 1925. The book covers Hitler's political philosophy and his future intentions for Germany, as well as the process through which he developed his antisemitism. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
The Great Depression was ushered in by the stock market crash in October 1929, which destroyed billions of dollars' worth of wealth. The crisis, sometimes known as "Black Thursday," was preceded by a time of extraordinary prosperity and speculative expansion. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The Dust Bowl, often known as "the Dirty Thirties," began in 1930 and lasted for around ten years, but its effects on the area's economy, in the long run, persisted for a considerably longer period of time. In 1930, the Midwest and southern Great Plains were severely drought-stricken. In 1931, large dust storms first appeared. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was officially named Germany's next chancellor on January 30, 1933, after lengthy backroom discussions involving businessmen, Hindenburg's son, the former chancellor Franz von Papen, and Hitler. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
Roosevelt easily defeated Herbert Hoover, the incumbent Republican president, in the 1932 presidential election. In his first 100 days in office, Roosevelt led the way for ground-breaking federal legislation and issued a plethora of executive orders that launched the New Deal. -
CCC is Created
For unemployed, single males ages 18 to 25, and later ages 17 to 28, the Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary government employment assistance program that operated in the United States from 1933 to 1942. -
WPA is Created
The Works Progress Administration is established by executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 6, 1935. (WPA). Under the auspices of the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, which Roosevelt had signed the previous month, the WPA was only one of the Great Depression relief initiatives established. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
The Heavyweight Championship of the World was won by Braddock on June 13, 1935, at Madison Square Garden Bowl as a 10-to-1 underdog, in what was hailed as "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett." -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The Nazis' use of the Berlin Games was only partially successful. The United States dominated the Athletics events, with African American Jesse Owens capturing four gold medals ahead of his blond, Aryan adversaries to finish first in the medal table ahead of their primary rivals, Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also known as the November pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the paramilitary Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel forces of the Nazi Party. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
The Grapes of Wrath has captivated the American imagination ever since it was first released on April 14, 1939, revealing a way of life that the majority of us could hardly fathom and demonstrating the profound effects literature can have on a society. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz, which will go on to become one of the most adored films in history, premieres in theaters across the country on August 25, 1939. It is based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. -
Germany Invades Poland
The start of World War II was signaled by the invasion of Poland, a coordinated assault on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
He listed the following as the "four essential human freedoms": freedom of expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. His list also contained some new terms that Americans are already familiar with from the Bill of Rights.