1929

Key events from 1929

1929

  • The Wall Street Crash triggers the Great Depression, devastating economies worldwide and ending the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties.
  • The Lateran Treaty establishes Vatican City as an independent state, resolving the “Roman Question” between Italy and the Catholic Church.
  • The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago highlights the violence of Prohibition-era organized crime in America.

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