*designates programs or laws still in effect
1929
Great Stock Market Crash
1932
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected president
1933
- National Bank Holiday, after which Roosevelt promised that reopened banks would have the support of Congress
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)*
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
- National Recovery Administration (NRA)
- Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)*
1934
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)*
- Federal Housing Administration (FHA)*
1935
- Rural Electrification Administration (REA)*
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)*
- Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Social Security Act (SSA)*
1938
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)*
Citing this Page in MLA Format
"Timeline." Tobacco Bag Stringing. 2006. University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. date accessed <http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/tobacco/timeline/index.html>.
