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In 1930 Gandhi was the leader of a peaceful civil disobedient movement in India. The march was a statement of the Indian peoples severe dislike of the British salt tax which gave the British a monopoly of the salt trade. Gandhi succeeded in the protests and in a pact with Britain Gandhi got most of his emendate demands.
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It was a sphere that was lowered to the bottom of the ocean from a boat. It was used for observation.
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This woman was going to make her desert but was out of baking choclate, so she used a nestle choclate bar instead. When she took them out of the oven they were choclate "chips."
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Mike Ritof and Edith Bourdreaux danced for 5,152 hours and 48 minutes at Merry Garden Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois. They danced from August 29, 1930 to April 1, 1931. They then claimed the dance marathon record and $2,000 cash.
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With the Depression times being as tough as they were, parents often couldn't afford education for their children. Dick and Jane Books by William H. Elson, taught kids to read and write. Not only were the books teaching children, but also gave them a source of entertainment.
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Amelia Earhart became the first person ever to fly across the Atlantic solo. Amelia was nicknamed "The lady of the air", Mrs.Earhart showed that in a time when sexism was accpted that woman are equal to men.
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Proving that women can be athletic studs, Mildred "Babe" Didrickson won the first womans olympics Javelin (143' 4"). She also set a world record in the 80 meter hurdles (11.7 seconds) in Los Angeles.
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Amelia Earhart became the first woman ever to fly arcoss the Atlantic solo. Amelia was nicknamed "The lady of the air". Amelia Earhart showed that in a time when sexism was accepted that woman are equal to men.
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FDR ran aganist Republican incumbent Herbert Hooover on a platform of a 'New Deal' for the US economy .
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42nd Street was the 10th longest running show on Broadway. The musical was very successful at the time and the music by George Gershwin is remembered to this day. The show did well because the setting was during the Depression and about the Depression, so people at the time, could relate.
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It was created to combine cars and movies into one event. Started a Drive-In movie theater boom.
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The New Deal started government programs like the National Recovery Administration and many others. The New Deal also created Social Security a program that created a safety net for all Americans in retirment.
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Little Women is a well-known film starring Katharine Hepburn, who played Jo. The movie ended up getting Hepburn an Academy Award for "Best Actress".
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The Jitterbug was a bounceful and cheerful dance. It was named by the leader of a band called Cab Calloway when he introduced a song in 1934 called "Jitterbug."
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Bright Eyes, starring Shirley Temple, was known for its famous song "Good Ship Lollipop". The film is about an orphan girl who is taken in by a high-class family. This movie is said to be one of Shirley Temple's starts in show business.
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Percy was on his way home when he saw cats eyes so he stopped. Turns out he was on the wrong side of the road so to insure safety he invented Cats Eyes.
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Nylon is a long thin elastic string that is made by man. It is a man made alternitive to sheep wool.
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It was made for people to pay money to park in a certain spot. They were a huge success for the owners but the civilians hated them.
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The rchter scale is a more accurate and sensitive scale than any other one. It was used to compare earthquakes.
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Monopoly was invented by Charles B. Darrow originally in 1933, but the idea was declined at first. In 1935, the board game was accepted by Parker Brothers and practically flew off the shelves. People of that generation loved the game because the idea of getting rich, fast, was appealing during the Great Depression.
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The Broadway musical "Porgy and Bess" is known as one of the most important American Musical Works of the 20th Century. The musical aspect of the show is also well-creditted, like the song "Summertime" and other songs created by George Gershwin. The musical was different than anything else of that time because the show let African-American artists preform.
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The war was fought between the Republican Alliance and the Nationalist rebels under the leadership of General Francisco Franco. The Republic was supported manly by the USSR and the International Brigades, the rebels were supported by Italy and Germany. On April 1,1939 with all other major cities under rebel control the Nationalist enterd Madrid and ended the Spanish Third Republic.
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Jesse Owens was an African-American who won four gold medals in the 100 meters at the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin. Hitler left the stadium furiously because his "Ayran" race had been beaten by their "racial inferior."
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The upbeat movie "Swing Time" starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, was a very popular movie in the 1930s because of the new swing dancing trend. The movie won an Oscar for Best Music in 1937 and its interesting plot of the rivetting dance couple throughout the film is still remembered today.
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FDR was reelceted by a landslide in the Electoral Collage 523-8. FDR ran against Republican Alfred M. Landon, and Socialist Norman Thomas.
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King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate under major pressure from the government, his brother, and Dominion nations. The reason the King was forced to abdicate was because he was going to marry an American woman who was a two time divorcee.
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Connected Los Angelos to Golden Gate. The biggest bridge of its time.
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The war was started with the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. The Chinese were unable to stop the advance of Japan, forcing the Chinese Communist and Nationalist to join forces although that alliance did not work well nor did it stop the Japanese.
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It was a blimp that had left from Germany. It ws about to land when it caught fire and exploded.
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It was created to make copying things, like documents, faster. Used fungus as the ink.
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Benny Goodman's January 16, 1938 concert in New Yourk at Carnegie Hall was described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history. This is one of the main reasons he was called the "King of Swing."
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full length animation film which hit theaters February 4th, 1938. It earned over 8 million dollars in international box office receipts, which was almost four times as much as any other motion picture of that year.
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At age twenty-one, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a playful version of the nursery rhyme "A Tisket, A Tasket." The album sold ove 1 million copies and hit number one song. It stayed number one for weeks and Ella Fitzgerald became famous.
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On June 23, 1938 at Bronx's Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis defeated his German rival, Max Schmeling in two minutes. It was believed to have the largest audience in history with an estimate of 70 million people listening to it on the radio.
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The broadcast dreated a nationalwide panic with people running out of their homes screaming in fear of the unstoppable alien attack. The broadcast started at 8 p.m. and millions tuned in tp liisten.
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Seabiscuit's biggest rival was War Admiral. On November 1, 1938 they raced and Seabiscuit won. Seabiscuit was then named "Horse of the Year, 1938."
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On March 17, 1939 at Northwestern University Campus in Evanston, Illinois, the first NCAA basketball championship was played. On March 27, 1939 it ended and the University of Oregon beat Ohio State University.
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The Wizard of Oz is still know today as one of the most influential movies in history. Made in technicolor, starring Judy Garland, and directed by Victor Fleming was amazingly not commercially successful when it first hit theatres, but soon gained popularity.
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In the German attack aganist Poland the Nazi's used a new kind of warfare called the blitzrieg.That battle plan in just a few weeks forced Poland to surrender. Poland was then split between USSR and Germany. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany the next day.
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On November 27, 1939, Billie Holiday recorded her song, Strange Fruit. It was her way of protest against lynching and racism. The lyrics were writen by poet, Lewis Allen.
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Gone With The Wind started its legacy by making $945,000 on opening weekend. (That's equivilent to $15,232,860 today!) Stars like Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Thomas Mitchell fill into the movie perfectly and the film ended up winning 10 Academy Awards.
