1930+-+1939+(These+paragraph+topics+are+not+available.)

1. Literature, Philosophy, & Art


 * 1931 - Minstrel Shows
 * 1933 - James Joyce's novel //Ulysses//finally allowed in USA; previously had been censored
 * 1936 - //Gone with the Wind//by Margaret Mitchell published
 * 1937 - National Gallery of Art opened in DC; funded by donation from Andrew Mellon

2. Music & Dance 3. Fashion & Interior Design 4. Sports & Leisure Activities


 * 1935 - 1st canned beer produced - Krueger
 * 1935 - Night baseball with permanent fixture lighting began

5. Science & Technology


 * 1930 - Planet X (Pluto) discovered
 * 1931 - First "computer" invented by Vannevar Bush
 * 1936 - Germany developed its war tactics by watching the Spanish civil war
 * 1937 - 1st Blood Bank opened in Chicago; VERY useful in WWII for saving soldiers' lives

6. Architecture & Transportation


 * 1931 - Empire State Building completed

7. Cinema, Theater, & Mass Media


 * 1933 - First Drive-In Theater opened
 * 1937 - First Polaroid invented

8. Regional/National/International Events of Historic Importance


 * 1930 - Bonnie Parker met Clyde Barrow, igniting a crime spree of violence
 * 1931 - Chicago gangster Al Capone arrested for tax evasion and violating Prohibition
 * 1931 - "Star Spangled Banner" established as our official national anthem for first time by Herbert Hoover
 * 1932 - the First 100 Days of FDR's New Deal (FDIC, TVA, ended Prohibition)
 * 1933 - Prohibition ENDED!
 * 1933 - Iconic photo of Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray
 * 1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program founded in Akron, Ohio, to help people find sobriety and serenity

The Great Depression 3:37 min vid from the History Channel

The Great Depression: Causes & Effects 13:31 vid

John Steinbeck's novel about the dustbowl The Grapes of Wrath - Wikipedia entry

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 film IMDb trailer 2:21 min vid

The Grapes of Wrath - Thug Notes Summary & Analysis 5:33 min vid

Hobo Culture of the 1930s - 8:06 min vid

Hobo Documentary about kids who rode the rails 5:50 min vid

Stories from the Great Depression 27:46 min vid

The Little Colonel (1935 film) Staircase Dance - Shirley Temple & Bill Robinson 3:00 min vid

Shirley Temple Black - America's Greatest Child Star

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Wikipedia page

Music in the United States in the 1930s

Manufacturing Memory - American Popular Music in the 1930's

1930s - The ten best movies of the Golden Era!

1930's Movie Memories

American Cultural History 1930-1939