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Calvin Coolidge dies at home
After choosing not to run for president again Calvin retired to his home in Northampton Massachusetts were he spent 4 years writing his autobiography and magazine articles until he died of heart failure -
A Federal prison opens on Alcatraz island
Alcatraz was a Federal maximum security prison located 1 mile of the coast of San Francisco the prison could hold 336 prisoners some of which were well know gangsters like AL-Capone -
FBI agents kill John Dillinger
john Dillinger was an american gangster during the great depression he was the leader of a group of men named the Dillinger gang also the gang of terror police believe they robed 24 banks and 4 police stations FBI agents were told he was in a theater when they moved in Dillinger drew a weapon and was shot 4 times. -
Albert Einstein informs president Roosevelt about atomic energy
Albert Einstein helped get a letter to president Roosevelt warning him that Germany might be developing atomic weapons and urged Roosevelt to consider developing atomic weapons of are own thus kick starting the Manhattan Project. -
Tacoma Narrows Bridge crashes into Puget Sound
The Tacoma Narrows bridge nickname galloping gertie was a suspension bridge over the Puget sound the bridge earned its nickname because it bounced up and down slightly causing concern there was many attempts to fix the bounce there was even a study down to try to find the cause was wind could not pass through the steel beams before the problem could be fixed the bridge collapsed -
Carousel The Musical
The Carousel was the second by Richard Rogers it had around 30 different showings -
