1934 - Aft 1940 (> 7 years)
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| 1 | 1935 | - 1 Jan 1935: Social Security Act,A law was passed creating a system of old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid for disabled and dependent Americans.
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| 2 | 1936 | - 1 Jan 1936: Jesse Owens at the Olympics,African American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's belief in Aryan supremacy.
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| 3 | 1937 | - 1 Jan 1937: Hindenburg disaster,The German airship Hindenburg caught fire while docking in New Jersey, ending the era of commercial airship travel.
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| 4 | 1938 | - 1 Jan 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act,A law was passed establishing a national minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, and prohibiting child labor.
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| 5 | 1939 | - 1 Jan 1939: World War II begins in Europe,Germany invaded Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe.
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| 6 | 1940 | - 1 Jan 1940: FDR reelected for third term,Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and only president to be elected to a third term.
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| 7 | 1941 | - 11 Mar 1941: Lend-Lease Act,Congress passed a law allowing the U.S. to lend or lease war supplies to Allied nations.
- 7 Dec 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor,The Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- 8 Dec 1941: U.S. declares war on Japan,The United States officially entered World War II.
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