Tuesday, November 11, 2008

8th annotation

HERBERT HOOVER: Chronology
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
210 Parkside Drive
West Branch, IA 52358
319-643-5301

On this site there is a lot of information about Hoover threw out his life. The site has a time line of Hoover’s life from 1874 to 1964. Also on the other side are other major events that happen during that time/year. This is a good site to find out what was going on around the world at the time and to find out what was happening with Hoover at that as well.
1928 Hoover elected President of the United States.
1929 Served as 31st President of the United States. Made good will tour of Latin America after the election. 1929 Stock market crashed.
1930 Construction began on Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.
1931 President Hoover signed an act that made "The Star Spangled Banner" our national anthem.

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