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Black Tuesday - Stock Market Crash
Postwar prosperity ends in the 1929 Stock Market crash. The plummeting stock prices led to losses between 1929 and 1931 of an estimated $50 billion and started the worst American depression in the nation's history. -
Planet Pluto is discovered
Clyde Tombaugh spent a year studying pictures from space, looking for anything that moved. After a year of searching, he found Planet Pluto moving. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
The tariff is the second-highest raise on tariff level in American history. The act reduced exports and imports by half. -
Star-Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem
The lyrics come from a poem writtin in 1814 by Francis Key. The poem was eventuallly set to the tune of a popular British song and renamed the Star-Spangled Banner. -
Empire State Building is Completed
The name for the building is derived from a nickname for New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for 40 years until the making of the World's Trade Center. -
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped
This was one of the most highly publicized crimes of the time. The baby was dicovered nearly two months later a short way from the Lindbergh house with a massive skull fracture. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
He was the 32nd President and came into presidency during the Great Depression. He helped to pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression by releasing many acts and opening up jobs. -
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of acts and regulations that were created by President Roosevelt and his helpers to try and stabilize the government and help those who were suffering from unemployment. -
Run on the Banks
By 1933, 11,000 out of the the nation's 25,000 banks had collapsed. Within hours after the stock market crash, 2,500 to 3,500 depositers had withdrawn $2 million dollars. -
21st Amendment
This was the amendment that was enacted to rid our country of the 18th Amendment, Prohibition. It is unique for being the only Amendment to repeal another. Prohibition was taken down in an attempt to help the economy. -
Securities Exchange Commison (SEC) established
The SEC enforced federal security laws and regulated the security industry and many other things. -
Social Security Act
It was passed by Congress as part of the new deal. The Act sought to attempt to limit the dangers of modern American life - such as poverty, old age, and unemployment. -
Hoover Dam completed
The dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam that was constructed during the Great Depressiob and dedicated to President Roosevelt. Hoover Dam's construction was completed more than 2 years ahead of schedule. -
"Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell published
Mitchell began to write it when an injury wouldn't heal. It was the only book published by her in her lifetime and is considered a historic romance novel. -
Jessie Owens wins four gold medals at Berlin Olympics
Jesse Owens acheived international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. This marked a great acheivement in both American and African American history. -
FDR re-elected
FDR won by a landslide in his second re-election. He passed very little major legislation throughout the course of his second term. -
Hindenburg crashes
The largest zeppelin airship caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock. The cause of the fire still remains unknown. -
Amelia Earheart disappears
She was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Earhart set many records before her mysterious disappearance in 1937. -
War of the Worlds broadcast
The first two-thirds were shown as a list of news bulletins that suggested to many listeners actual Martians were invading. The show also ran without commercials, which just furthered everyone's beliefs. -
"Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck published
It was set during the Great Depression. The novel focuses on a poor family that are driven out of their Oklahome home by drought, hardships, and trapped within the Dust Bowl, they head for California. -
The Wizard of Oz released
This was a fantasy adventure film, notable for its use of special effects, color, and other features of the film. It is one of the best known of all films. -
Germany invades Poland
This invasion marked the beginning of World War II. The invasion ended with Germany and the Soviet Union conquering and dividing Poland.
