MEMORIES
In 1929, A Movie Ticket Cost 35 Cents |
| Herbert Hoover becomes president of the US Chicago mobsters kill seven rivals in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Crash of the stock market marks the end of post-war prosperity and the start of the Great Depression Congress creates the Federal Farm Board to regulate agriculture The raising of interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board fails to slow speculative investments Comic strip character Popeye makes his debut The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are distributed Martin Luther King Jr., Audrey Hepburn, Anne Frank, and Imelda Marcos are born Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup |
Class of 1929
