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In October 1929, the Wall Street Crash occurred and the Great Depression in the United States began. [124] Roosevelt saw the seriousness of the situation and established a state employment commission. He also became the first governor to publicly endorse the idea of unemployment insurance. [125]
Stalin emphasized in 1929 a campaign demonizing kulaks as a plague on society. Kulak property was taken and they were deported by cattle train to areas of frozen tundra. [25] The timber market in Finland began to decline in 1929 due to the Great Depression, as well as the Soviet Union's entrance into the market.
Nona Gaprindashvili (born 1941), Women's World Champion in chess (1962–1978) Kakhi Kakhiashvili (born 1969), Olympic and world champion weightlifter; Kakhaber Kaladze (born 1978), footballer, Genoa and Georgia national team; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (born 2001), footballer, Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia national team
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
Roy A. Young was born on May 17, 1882, to James Wilson Young a miller and millwright from Ontario, Canada and Julia Healy an Irish immigrant in Marquette, Michigan. [2] Young was a messenger for a bank at the age of eight. He then worked as assistant cashier and joined the Citizens National Bank as vice president in 1913. [3]
Crowd gathers during the Wall Street crash of 1929 October 11 – J. C. Penney opens Store #1252 in Milford, Delaware , making it a nationwide company with department stores in all 48 states. October 14 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs , 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title.
The authors say the previous fourth turning in the US began with the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and climaxed with the end of World War II. The G.I. generation (which they call a hero archetype, born 1901 to 1924) came of age during this era. They say their confidence, optimism, and collective outlook epitomized the mood of that era. [41]
Arnulf Rainer (born 1929) Barbara Rapp (born 1972) Josef Rebell (1787–1828) Erwin Redl (born 1963) Thomas Reinhold (born 1953) Maximilian Reinitz (1872–1935) Oscar Rex (1857–1929) Ferdinand von Řezníček (1868–1909) Michael Rieser (1828–1905) Alfred Roller (1864–1935) Anton Romako (1832–1889) Constantin Daniel Rosenthal (1820 ...