Most significant historical events in america by RONY GONZALEZ

Great depression 1919. to 1930 The severe economic downturn of the united states marked by widespread unemployment, bank failures, social upheavel.

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1929 The wall street Market crashed sparking the start of the great depression

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The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash or the Crash of '29, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It began in September, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed

1930 The dust bowls begin

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he effects of the 1930's depression-era Dust Bowl, not only on Arizona's economy, but also the area's demographics and culture.

1931 Food Riots and banks collapse

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exas congressman Wright Patman introduces legislation authorizing immediate payment of "bonus" funds to veterans of World War I. The "bonus bill" had been passed in 1924. It allots bonuses, in the form of "adjusted service certificates," equaling $1 a day for each day of service in the U.S., and $1.25 for each day overseas. President Hoover is against payment of these funds, saying it would cost the Treasury $4 billion.

1932 President Roosevelt is Elected

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president in a landslide over Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt receives 22.8 million popular votes to Hoover's 15.75 million.

1033 The first hundred days and new deal

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Before a crowd of 100,000 at the Capitol Plaza in Washington, D.C., Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated. FDR tells the crowd, "The people of the United States have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate that they want direct, vigorous action. They have asked for discipline and direction under leadership. They have made me the present instrument of their wishes. In the spirit of the gift I take it."

1034 dust storms and droughts continue.

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A three-day dust storm blows an estimated 350 million tons of soil off of the terrain of the West and Southwest and deposits it as far east as New York and Boston. Some east coast cities are forced to ignite street lamps during the day to see through the blowing dust.

1935 Creation of the works progress administration.

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