The 1930s: Anything Goes
The thirties were a very eclectic mix of struggle and culture. The depression brought with it a constant struggle for money and joy. People most often tried to entertain themselves with movies, games and movies. Reading was a common pasttime, and people were inspired by various people including the entertainers of the decade and Franklin Roosevelt's talks known as the fireside chats.
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Timeline
- In 1930...
- The first Mickey Mouse comic strip was produced on January 13th.
- William Howard Taft died on March 8th.
- The first three Nancy Drew mystery novels were released into the public on April 28th.
- In 1931...
- On February 11th, Thomas Alva Edison died.
- Nevada legalized gambling in March.
- James Herrigan won the Boston Marathon in April with a time of two hours, forty-six minutes and forty-five seconds.
- In 1932...
- The founder of Kodak committed suicide in March.
- Gene Sarazen won the United States open golf tournament in June.
- The Nazi party won control of Reichstag in July.
- In 1933...
- President Calvin Coolridge died in January, age sixty.
- The game Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow, an unemployed heating engineer, in January.
- In August, President of Cuba Gerardo Machado steps down from his position.
- In 1934...
- On February 23rd, Congress passed the Crop Loan Act
- Bonnie and Clyde killed two police officers on April First.
- Nylon was first produced on May 23rd.
- In 1935...
- The world's longest railroad bridge was built in January over the Zambesi River in South Africa.
- Bruno Hauptmann was given the death sentence for killing the Lindbergh baby in April.
- In July, President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act.
- In 1936...
- The baseball hall of fame was established during January in Coopertown, New York.
- In May, Norman Thomas was elected as the Presidential candidate of the Socialist Party.
- Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, was published in September.
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In 1937...
- Roosevelt's second inaugural address was in January.
- On Memorial Day in May of 1937, ten were killed in a massacre in South Chicago.
- Amelia Earharts plane went down in July.
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In 1938...
- Diesel engines were mass produced by General Motors starting in January of 1938.
- In February, Hitler announced the support of Japan.
- The Revenue Act reduced taxes on large corporations while raising taxes on small businesses in June.
- In 1939...
- On January 31st, Roosevelt met with members of Senate Military Affairs to discuss the policy regarding selling airplanes to France.
- To German Demands, Lithuania surrendered a seaport known as Memel on March 23rd.
- October 25th was the start of nylon stockings being sold in the United States.