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The Star-Spangled Banner is approved by President Hoover and Congress as the national anthem.
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RFC was an agency that provided emergency financing to banks, life-insurance companies, and other large businesses.
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A group of World War l veterans from around the country travel to D.C. and demanded that they get their 500$ they were promised in the war.
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Franklin Roosevelt was apart of the Democratic Party and since the people wanted Hoover out of office, FRD won by a landslide
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The New Deal goes into effect. It was designed to alleviate problems of the Depression. It focused on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.
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The Midwest was hit by many dust storms. The dust storms wiped out many crops and left farmers without anything.
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The Social Security Act gave old-age insurance for people retired 65 or older and their spouses. This also gave aid to families with dependent children and the disabled.
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Franklin Roosevelt wins against the Republican challenger, Alfred Landon.
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The Golden Gate Bridge opens to traffic.
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Albert Einstein alerts Franklin Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity which leads to the Manhattan Project. Einstein arrived as a fugitive from Germany.
