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1939 – Nazi Germany invades Poland; World War II begins; 1939 – Cash and carry proposed to replace the Neutrality Acts; 1939 – President Roosevelt, appearing at the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair, becomes the first president to give a speech that is broadcast on television. Semi-regular broadcasts air during the next two years
Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)
May 25 – Remington Rand strike of 1936–37 begins. June A major heat wave strikes North America; high temperature records are set and thousands die. The first production model PCC streetcar, built by St. Louis Car Company, is placed in service by Pittsburgh Railways. June 7 – The Steel Workers Organizing Committee is founded.
January 8 – Charles Eastman, Native American author, physician, reformer, helped found the Boy Scouts of America (born 1858) January 13 – Arthur Barker, son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang (born 1899) January 25 – Helen Ware, stage and screen actress (born 1877) January 26 – Newell Sanders, businessman and politician ...
The draft Constitution receives the unanimous approval of the state delegations. [26] Howard Chandler Christy's 1940 Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States September 17 • Constitution signed and convention adjourns The approved Constitution is signed by thirty-nine delegates from twelve states (all but Rhode Island).
The Great Depression (1929–1939) and the New Deal (1933–1936) were decisive moments in American political, economic, and social history. [185] A financial bubble was fueled by an inflated stock market, which led to the Wall Street crash on October 29, 1929. [186] This, along with other economic factors, triggered a worldwide depression.
The Socialist Labor Party of America does not seem to have used its distinctive arm-and-hammer logo until it appeared on the front page of The Workmen's Advocate in 1885. 1878 (United States) Socialist Labor Party of America founded when the Workingmen's Party of the United States voted to change its name at its December 1877 convention.
Timeline of Cherokee history; Timeline of civil marriage in the United States; Civil rights movements; History of civil rights in the United States; Timeline of the civil rights movement; Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War; Timeline of Colonial America; Timeline of Colorado history; Timeline of modern American conservatism