1933 On May 18, Congress establishes the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1933
1933 On May 12, President Roosevelt signs the Agricultural Adjustment Act which provides help to farmers.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: agricultureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1933
1933 On April 19, President Roosevelt by executive order takes the nation off the gold standard.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the economyEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1933
1933 Congress passes the Reforestation Relief Act on March 31, which establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC provides immediate work for 250,000 young men between 18 and 25 in reforestation.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1933
1931 The 102-story Empire State Building, then the world's tallest building, opens on May 1 in New York City.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: science & technologyEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1931
1930 The fifteenth U.S. census reveals that the nation's population on April 1 is 122,775,046.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1930
1929 Ernest Hemingway publishes A Farwell to Arms. Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: literatureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1929
1926 Ernest Hemingway (Illinois) publishes The Sun Also Rises. Timeline State: IllinoisTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: literatureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1926
1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald (Minnesota) publishes The Great Gatsby. Timeline State: MinnesotaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: literatureEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1925
1925 Schoolteacher John Thomas Scopes is convicted on July 21 of violating Tennessee's ban on teaching evolution in the "Scopes Monkey Trial."Timeline State: TennesseeTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: religionEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1925
