Depression & World War II

60 historical events from depression & world war ii. 1929 – 1944

• 1929 CEAudrey Hepburn Is Born
• 1929 CELateran Treaty
• 1929 CEThe Wall Street Crash
• 1930 CEGandhi's Salt March
• 1930 CEKFC Is Founded
• 1930 CEThe Chrysler Building Opens
• 1930 CEThe First British Empire Games Open
• 1930 CEThe First FIFA World Cup Is Held
• 1931 CEEmpire State Building Opens
• 1931 CEJapanese Invasion of Manchuria
• 1932 CEBonus Army Eviction
• 1932 CEFranklin D. Roosevelt Is Elected President
• 1933 CEFDR First Inauguration
• 1933 CEHitler Appointed Chancellor
• 1934 CELong March Begins
• 1934 CENight of the Long Knives
• 1934 CEThe First Masters Tournament Is Held
• 1935 CEHoover Dam Is Dedicated
• 1935 CEMonopoly Is Published by Parker Brothers
• 1935 CENuremberg Race Laws
• 1935 CEThe First Heisman Trophy Is Awarded
• 1936 CESpanish Civil War Begins
• 1937 CEGuernica Is Unveiled
• 1937 CEHindenburg Disaster
• 1937 CERape of Nanjing
• 1937 CESnow White and the Seven Dwarfs Premieres
• 1937 CEThe Golden Gate Bridge Opens
• 1938 CEAnschluss
• 1938 CEKristallnacht
• 1938 CEMunich Agreement
• 1938 CEThe Ballpoint Pen Goes on Sale
• 1939 CEFallingwater Is Completed
• 1939 CEFirst Regular U.S. TV Broadcasts Begin
• 1939 CEGone with the Wind Premieres
• 1939 CESoviet-Finnish Winter War
• 1939 CEThe First NCAA Basketball Tournament Is Held
• 1939 CEThe Wizard of Oz Is Released
• 1939 CEWorld War II Begins in Europe
• 1940 CEBattle of Britain
• 1940 CEFall of France
• 1940 CEMcDonald's Is Founded
• 1940 CEPelé Is Born
• 1940 CETripartite Pact
• 1941 CEAtlantic Charter
• 1941 CEAttack on Pearl Harbor
• 1941 CELend-Lease Act
• 1941 CEOperation Barbarossa
• 1941 CEPenicillin Is First Used on a Patient
• 1942 CEBattle of Midway
• 1942 CEBattle of Stalingrad Begins
• 1942 CEDuct Tape Is Developed for the Military
• 1942 CEExecutive Order 9066
• 1942 CEMuhammad Ali Is Born
• 1942 CEStephen Hawking Is Born
• 1943 CECairo Declaration
• 1943 CETehran Conference
• 1943 CEWarsaw Ghetto Uprising
• 1944 CED-Day Landings
• 1944 CEOperation Market Garden
• 1944 CEWarsaw Uprising Crushed