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1934 saw the turning point in the great depression in America with unemployment decreasing to 22% . But in other parts of the world some of the political changes occurring would cause the next world war , in Germany Adolf Hitler declared himself the fuhrer ( ultimate ruler ) , in Russia Stalin began his massacres and in China Mao Tse-Tung spread the communist doctrine. The further weather drought problems in the US Midwest continued in 1934 and some 35 million acres of farmland were utterly destroyed and a further 225 million acres were in danger. The president set up public works around the US including bridges, roads and flood control Dams in an attempt to put America back on it's feet. The FBI had considerable success ending the careers with celebrity criminals and John Dillinger , Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson.
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How Much things cost in 1934
Average Cost of new house $5,970.00
Average wages per year $1,600.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $20.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
Studebaker Truck $625.00
Arrow Men's Shirt $2.50


Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling


Average House Price 515
Currency Exchange $5.00 to the Pound Sterling


What Events Happened in 1934

U.S.
  • Near their hide-out in Black Lake, Louisiana, FBI men ambush bank robbers on May 23rd Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and fire, killing them.
Brazil
  • Following the depression worldwide dictatorships are established in Brazil and Bolivia
U.S.
  • Oklahoma experienced a ravaging drought with temperatures reaching 117 degrees in the summer of 1934 After 2 years of near drought conditions causing further crop failure and many farms going bankrupt with more land turning from fertile soil to a dust bowl
Russia
  • The USSR joins the League of nations
Russia
  • Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapper "Bruno Hauptmann" arrested and charged with kidnapping and murder
U.S.
  • Congress pass the Jones-Connally Farm-Relief Act to help Struggling Farmers
U.S.
  • Securities Exchange Act passed establishing Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
U.S.
  • Inner City Slum Clearance begin in New York and other major US Cities
Russia
  • Josef Stalin purges opposition
Scotland
  • The Loch Ness Monster is spotted for the first time
U.S.
  • Alcatraz federal penitentiary known as "The Rock" opens
U.S.
  • The First Ever general strike in the US
Italy
  • Italy wins the World Cup in Italy defeating Czechoslovakia
UK
  • Sir Oswald Mosley and Black-Shirt fascist followers are put on Trial following mass brawling at a political rally
Germany
  • Adolf Hitler declares himself the fuhrer Of Germany after becoming President and Chancellor August 2nd








Technology

  • The Sikorsky S-42 was the first real transoceanic flying boat and had it's maiden flight


  • The Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be officially recorded at 100 mph.


  • The Luxury Liner Queen Mary is launched in Scotland




    • Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
    Catseyes England by Percy Shaw - for lighting roads
    Trampoline George Nissen and Larry Griswold


Popular Culture

  • John Herbert Dillinger ( Public Enemy Number 1 ) bank robber dies after a shoot out with the FBI Outside Chicago


  • Donald Duck appears for the first time in "The Wise Little Hen" 9th June


  • The Film Stand Up and Cheer, with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. but she steals the show and a star is born ,later in the year she goes on to sing " The Good Ship Lollipop in the film Bright Eyes


  • Cole Porter continues to have a string of musical hits


Born This Year

Brian Epstein This Day In History September 19th

Sophia Loren News And Events From September 20th

Peter Arnett This Day In History November 13th

Yuri Gagarin News And Events From March 9th

Hank Aaron February 5th -- Mobile, Alabama U.S.

Giorgio Armani July 11th -- Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Tom Baker January 20th -- Liverpool, England

Brigitte Bardot September 28th -- Paris, France

Pat Boone June 1st -- Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Barry Humphries February 17th -- Kew, Melbourne, Australia

Roy Kinnear January 8th -- Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Charles Manson November 12th -- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Bill Moyers June 6th -- Hugo, Oklahoma, United States

Ralph Nader February 27th -- Winsted, Connecticut United States

Maggie Smith December 28th -- Ilford, Essex, England, UK






Major World Political Leaders

Australia Prime Minister Joseph Lyons

Brazil President Getúlio Vargas

Canada Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett

Germany Chancellor Adolf Hitler

Italy Prime Minister Benito Mussolini

Japan Prime Minister Makoto Saito Till 8 July
Japan Prime MinisterKeisuke Okada From 8 July

Mexico President Abelardo L. Rodríguez Till 30 November
Mexico President Lázaro Cárdenas From 1 December

Russia / Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Central Committee Joseph Stalin

South Africa Prime Minister James Barry Munnik Hertzog

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt

United Kingdom Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald



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