Timeline+of+Major+Events+in+the+1930's


 * 1930**
 * The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was passed.
 * The first bank panic occurred which resulted in a wave of bankruptcies.
 * Sinclair Lewis was the first American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
 * The board game, Monopoly, was invented.
 * The planet Pluto was discovered.


 * 1931**
 * A second bank panic occurred.
 * "The Star Spangled Banner" was adopted as the national anthem.
 * The George Washington Bridge was completed in New York City.
 * The Empire State Building was completed.
 * Jane Adams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
 * Construction of the Hoover Dam began.
 * 1932**
 * This year and the following were the worst years of the depression.
 * Over thirteen million Americans had lost their jobs since 1929.
 * Congress created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
 * Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover and the Democrats gained control of Congress.
 * General Douglas MacArthur broke up the Bonus March in Washington D.C.
 * Los Angeles was the site of the Olympic Games.
 * Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
 * 1933**
 * Roosevelt was inaugurated and began the "First 100 Days" of intense legislation design to combat the effects of the depression.
 * A third banking panic occurred in March. President Roosevelt closed all financial institutions to stop a run on the banks.
 * Congress authorized the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FEMA), the National Recovery Administration (NRA), the Public Works Administration (PWA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
 * Congress passed the Emergency Banking Bill, the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, the Farm Credit Act, the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Truth in Securities Act.
 * The Twentieth Amendment was passed outlining the terms of the presidency.
 * The Twenty-first Amendment was passed repealing Prohibition.
 * The Federal Housing Authority was created.
 * President Roosevelt introduced his fireside chats.
 * The film "King Kong" was released.
 * Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.
 * 1934**
 * Congress authorized the Federal Communications Commission, the National Mediation Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 * The Dust Bowl began on the Great Plains.
 * Shirley Temple made her film debut.
 * 1935**
 * Congress authorized the creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the National Labor Relations Board, and the Rural Electrification Administration.
 * Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act and the Social Security Act.
 * George Gershwin's Opera "Porgy and Bess" opened.
 * Jesse Owens set five world records in one hour.
 * Swing music became popular.
 * Charles Richter developed a scale to measure earthquakes.
 * 1936**
 * President Roosevelt was elected to a second term.
 * Congress passed the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
 * Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin.
 * "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell was published.
 * Construction of the Hoover Dam was completed.
 * 1937**
 * Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
 * The Golden Gate Bridge opened.
 * The Hindenburg blimp exploded.
 * "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" opened.
 * Bugs Bunny made his debut.
 * 1938**
 * Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act.
 * Orson Welles caused a panic with his radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds."
 * Superman made his debut in comics.
 * The March of Dimes was organized.
 * Vitamin E was identified.
 * Chlorophyll was discovered.
 * 1939**
 * World War II began in Europe on September 1 with the invasion of Poland by Germany.
 * John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" was published.
 * The World's Fair opened in New York.
 * "Gone with the Wind" made its movie debut.
 * Grandma Moses' paintings were displayed in New York City.