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  2. Sep 16, 2010 · The 1930s in the United States began with a historic low: more than 15 million Americans—fully one-quarter of all wage-earning workers—were unemployed. President Herbert Hoover did not do much to...

  3. Apr 12, 2024 · Let’s go through these 56 fun facts about the 1930s and find out…. 1. The US passed additional tax laws to affect imports from overseas. In the USA, The Smoot-Hawley Tariff bill was passed, raising duties on imports.

  4. Jan 12, 2017 · Facts about Life in America in the 1930s 1: the beginning of Great Depression. Great Depression was traced back in United States. On 4 September 1929, the stock prices fell off. On 29th October 1929, the stock market crashed which earned the global attention. The latter event was called Black Tuesday.

  5. The 1930 Census : 10 Largest Urban Places: U.S. Resident Population: 123,202,624: Rank Place Population; Population per square mile of land area: 34.7: 1 : New York City, NY : 6,930,446 : Percent increase of population from 1920 to 1930: 16.2: 2 : Chicago, IL : 3,376,438 : Official Enumeration Date: April 1: 3 : Philadelphia, PA : 1,950,961 ...

  6. The 1930s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview. views 3,222,947 updated. The 1930s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview. After the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, started the Great Depression of the 1930s, Americans cut back their spending on clothes, household items, and cars.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1930s1930s - Wikipedia

    The 1930s (pronounced "nineteen-thirties" and commonly abbreviated as " the '30s " or " the Thirties ") was a decade that began on January 1, 1930, and ended on December 31, 1939. In the United States, the Dust Bowl led to the nickname the "Dirty Thirties".

  8. Oct 29, 2009 · By 1930, 4 million Americans looking for work could not find it; that number had risen to 6 million in 1931. Meanwhile, the country’s industrial production had dropped by half. Bread lines, soup...