America - 1929AD
In 1929AD:
Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st U.S. president; Curtis became vice-president.
The Workers Party of America was renamed the Communist Party of the United States.
The Wall Street crash led to a world-wide economic depression.
American explorer Richard E. Byrd flew over the South Pole.
Seven Chicago gangsters were machine-gunned in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) was founded in New York City.
The first Academy Awards were presented;
Wings
wins best-picture prize.
American novelist William Faulkner published
The Sound and the Fury
.
Ernest Hemingway wrote the war novel A Farewell To Arms.
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