The wonderful decade: 1930s

Nataly Monter

Years In This Decade

• 1930• 1931• 1932• 1933• 1934• 1935• 1936• 1937• 1938• 1939

Pluto’s discovery• Pluto was discovered in 1930, by Clyde W. Tombaugh.• It’s addressed as a ‘dwarf planet’, because it didn’t fit

the scientists’ criteria for what was considered a typical planet.

• It was officially declassified as a planet in ’06.• Some people believe Pluto got its name from the Greek

god ‘Hades’ (Pluto means ‘Hades’ in Greek) whom is the ruler of the underworld, where it’s dark. Since Pluto is so far away from the sun, one can only imagine that Pluto got its name from that, considering it really isn’t near a light source whatsoever.

• “New Horizons” is a spacecraft that as launched in 2006. If all goes well, it should reach Pluto in the near future.

Empire State Building is completed

• On May 1st, 1931, the Empire State Building was completed.

• The Empire State building started off as a “race to the sky”, because the Eiffel tower encouraged (or taunted) Americans to build something taller, and also something to feel proud of.

• The building consists of 102 floors, 6,500 windows, and 73 elevators.

• It stands 1,454 feet tall in total.• The cost of this building wound up to be

$40,948,900.

The Tape Dispenser is Invented

• The first tape dispenser was invented in 1932, with a built-in cutting edge.

• John A. Borden was the man who came up with the idea to create this establishment.

• The reason for this invention was mainly because many people complained of it being difficult to separate the tape from the roll.

• It took 18 months of experimenting with it before the whole process was carried out.

• Its main use was for packaging.

Tape Dispensers

Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

• On the 30th of January, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.

• He also became the dictator of Germany.• He wanted to restore Germany’s power after

the country’s downfall in the first war.• Hitler used his high-ranking position to take

full control of the German masses.• When he took office, 90% of Germans were

living without the basic necessities of life.

Bonnie and Clyde killed by the Police

• On May 23rd, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death by the police.

• Bonnie and Clyde first met in Dallas, Texas. Bonnie was 19, and Clyde was 21 at the time.

• They were both part of “the Barrow Gang”.• Their death took place near Sailes,

Bienville, Louisiana.• Bonnie desired to be buried with Clyde once

they died, but they were buried separately according to their families’ wishes.

Nylon is invented

• In 1935,nylon was invented.• Wallace Carothers is the founder of this invention.

• Nylon is long, strong, and very elastic.

• Nylon first started out as a search for a synthetic fiber.

• Most items made from nylon can be machine washed and tumble dried at low temperatures.

Items made from nylon.

Albert Fish Dies

• On January 16, 1936, Albert Fish died at Sing Sing prison, executed by the electric chair.

• He was known for being a serial killer, pedophile, and cannibal.

• Fish was born on May 19, 1870.• He was obsessed with sin, sacrifice, and

atonement through pain.• The first murder he committed was in 1910.• Fish believed he was “ordered by God” to

castrate young children.

Japan Invades China• The Japanese invaded China in July, 1937.• The invasion lasted from 1937-1945.• The Japanese claimed that the Chinese troops

fired them on at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing.

• Within 5 months of the invasion, 1 million people were already under Japanese control.

• The Japanese soldiers went around murdering, looting, and raping the population of China- this event is otherwise known as the Rape of Nanking.

LSD is Invented

• Albert Hoffman, a Swiss Chemist, invented LSD in 1938.

• LSD is an abbreviation for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.

• LSD is a purely synthetic drug that allows you to experience obscene hallucinations, and profound distortions.

• The drug synthesized from ergot, a fungus that attacks rye.

• It’s been estimated that about 20.2 million US residents aged 12 and older have used LSD at least once in their lifetime.

Albert Hoffman.

Father of LSD.

World War II Begins

• World War II started on the 1st of September, 1939.

• It started when Adolf Hitler made the decision for Germany to invade Poland.

• Two days after Poland’s invasion, Britain and France declared war on Germany, on the 3rd of September.

• There was 45-60 million people killed during the war.

• On May, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies.

Clyde W. Tombaugh, founder of Pluto.

Constructors of the Empire State Building.

Adolf Hitler. Not much else can be said.

Bonnie n’ Clyde.

Wallace Carothers, founder of nylon.

Albert Fish. Again, not much else can be said.

Credits

Everything, including pictures, was found by the most commonly known search engine,

good ‘ol Google.

Bye.