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1931

Work begins on football stadium.

1932

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected 32nd president of the United States.

1933

Prohibition repealed.

1934

First Hardrock alumni magazine.

1935

Miners Glee Club organized.

November 11
Stratosphere flight near Rockerville.

Fourth President Dr. Joseph Connolly, 1935-47.

1936

Margaret Mitchell publishes Gone With the Wind.

1937

Burning of the German zeppelin Hindenburg in New Jersey.

Aviator Amelia Earhart and co-pilot disappear in the Pacific Ocean area.

1938

Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast causes nationwide panic.

O’Harra Field completed.

1939

WWII begins.

America repeals arms embargo.

Museum of Geology on the way to building a valuable collection, including the fossilized remains of a Triceratops, Trachodon, sauropod, and ceratopsia.


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