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The Great Depression Begins in the Unites States.
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Gandhi leads a march against taxes on salt in India.
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Scientists split the atom for the first, a huge scientific achievement.
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Adolf Hitler becomes the chancellor of Germany, giving him power.
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The first concentration camp for Jews is established by Adolf HItler.
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Dill, a boy visiting for the summer, hears rumors about Boo Radley, a social introvert, and creates a plan with Scout and Jem to get him out of his house, which fails.
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2 months later, Scout enters the 1st grade, already knowing much of the material and is punished for it from the teacher.
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Dill leaves his Aunts house for the summer and returns home for the school year.
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2 days after Dill leaves, Boo Radley leaves gum in his oak tree for Scout to find on her way home from school, surprising her.
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Almost a year later, Dill returns for the summer, so Scout, Jem, and Dill try to see Boo Radley by looking through his window, and end up getting shot at by Nathan Radley, Boo's older brother. They later find Jem's shorts, which he lost when running away, sewn up by Boo.
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A month later, Dill leaves again and Scout starts her 2nd grade year. She finds more objects in the oak tree, like a medal, pocket watch. knife, and a keychain.
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Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of attacking a white women and gets arrested.
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Atticus Finch, a lawyer and Scout's dad, agrees to defend Tom Robinson in court.
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Tom Robinson is found guilty in court, even though the opposing team has no evidence, and has to go to jail.
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Tom Robinson attempts to escape from jail, but is shot dead.
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Bob Ewell, the father of the girl who Tom Robinson was accused of attacking, attacked Scout on Halloween after he lost his job. Boo Radley saw, and stabbed Bob Ewell to protect Scout. Scout saw and brought Boo home to explain what happened, where she finds out he isn't bad at all, and befriends him.
