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the begginging of the recession
the recession began in 1929 -
3.2 million people unemployed
more than 3.2 million people were unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the october, 1929 crash. -
apple selling
Street corners of New York city are filled with apple sellers, there was nearly 6,000 people selling apples for five cents apeice -
Food Riots
Food riots began o break out in parts of the U.S. In Minneapolis hundreds of men and women broke windows in grocery stores, the riots were brought under control by 100 police men. -
Texas Congressman Authorizes bonus
Congressmen Wright Patman authorizes payment of bonus funds to veterans of World War 1 -
New Yorks Bank
New York's bank of the United States collapes, when it collapsed there was 200 million dollars in deposits. -
Congress establishes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The R.F.C is allowed to lend 2 billion dollars to insurance companies, building and loan associations, agriculture credit orginization and railroads. -
Unemployeed people march
Three thousand unemployeed people march on the Ford Motor Company's plant in River Rouge, Michigan. -
More then 750,000 people are reported
750,000 New Yorkers are reported to be independent upon city relief, with an additional 160,000 on waiting list. -
President Roosevelt under the Emergency Banking Act
The Civilian Conervatio Corps (CCC) is established. Design as a relief and employmen program for young men -
Dust Storm
there was a three day dust storm and it eliminated 350 million tons of soil -
FDR signs legisation
This creates the Works Progress Administration, The program employs more than 8.5 million individuals. -
The Social Security Act
this was signed into law by the FDR, social security will be financed through a payroll tax -
San Fransisco published a series of articles
A sries of articles written by John Steinbeck called "The Harvest Gypsies", the series explord the hardships faced by those living and working in migrant labor camps. -
Defeating Kansas
Defeating Kansas Govenor Alfred M. Landon, FDR is elected to his second term as president. -
Slow Recovery
The slow economic recovery made possible by new deal programs suffers a setback as unemployment rises. -
Republic Steel's South Chicago Plant
Workers and families try to combine a picnic with a rally and demonstration, ten people were killed and a dozen more were hurt in the "Memorial Day Massacre" -
FDR asks Congress to authorize 3.75 billion dollars
FDR asks Congress to authorize 3.75 billion dollars in federal spending to stimulate the sagging economy. -
Franklin is elected and The Great Depression ends
Roosevelt was elected and little over a year later Japan's bombing of pearl harbor in 1941 the U.S. will enter the way in the pacific and in Europe, the war effort will jump-start the U.S industry and end the Great Depression.