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| 1 | 1931 | - 1 Jan 1931: Empire State Building opens,The Empire State Building officially opened in New York City.
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| 2 | 1932 | - 1 Jan 1932: Bonus Army march,Thousands of World War I veterans marched on Washington, D.C., to demand early payment of a bonus owed to them.
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| 3 | 1933 | - 1 Jan 1933: 20th Amendment ratified,The 20th Amendment was ratified, moving the presidential inauguration date from March to January.
- 4 Mar 1933: FDR's first inauguration,Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President, promising a "New Deal" for the American people.
- 5 Apr 1933: FDR's Fireside Chats,President Roosevelt began his series of radio broadcasts to address the American public directly.
- 5 Dec 1933: 21st Amendment ratified,The 21st Amendment was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and ending Prohibition.
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| 4 | 1935 | - 1 Jan 1935: Social Security Act,A law was passed creating a system of old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid for disabled and dependent Americans.
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| 5 | 1936 | - 1 Jan 1936: Jesse Owens at the Olympics,African American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's belief in Aryan supremacy.
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| 6 | 1937 | - 1 Jan 1937: Hindenburg disaster,The German airship Hindenburg caught fire while docking in New Jersey, ending the era of commercial airship travel.
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| 7 | 1938 | - 1 Jan 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act,A law was passed establishing a national minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, and prohibiting child labor.
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