The Great Depression

The Great Depression was an economic

slump all over the world, but mostly hit
by North America because the stock
market crash was in New York. It
started in the US, but then spread all
around the world. The Great Depression
started in October 1929 and ended in
about 1939. It was the longest and most
severe experience that happened in the
Western world. It was caused by the
collapse of the stock market prices on
the New York Stock Exchange. After
three years, the stock prices had
dropped to around 20 percent of the
value since The Great Depression
started. By 1933, 11,000 of the 25,000
banks in the world had failed. 12 to 15
million workers were unemployed
(about 25-30% of the work force). Also,
America funded in the supplies for
World War I. Many people were
bankrupted, starving, homeless, and
desperate. Some had lost all their lifes
savings. Many people also rode the
rails, which is when poor people would
jump on to trains for transportation.
Many people died because they missed.
Herbert Hoover was the president.
Many homeless people built
shantytowns called Hoovervilles
because Herbert Hoover was widely
blamed for The Great Depression.



The Invention of the Light bulb

Thomas Edison is mostly known for the
invention of the light bulb, but 1) he
didnt exactly invent the light bulb, he
just improved an old idea, and he was
just the first to make an incandescent
light bulb. 2) Thomas Edisons partners
were Joseph Swan and Hiram Stevens
Maxim. The light bulb was invented in
1879. Thomas Edison was born on
February 11
th
, 1847 in Milan Ohio, and
he died on October 18
th
, 1931 in West
Orange, New Jersey. After the light
bulb was invented, candles, oil
lanterns, and gas lamps became
obsolete. One quote from Thomas
Edison that is very popular is Genius is
one percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration. A young reporter asked
Thomas Edison if he felt like a failure
and if he thought he should just give
up, and Mr. Edison responded, Young
man, why would I feel like a failure?
And why would I ever give up? I now
know definitively over 9,000 ways that
an electric light bulb will not work.
Success is almost in my grasp. Shortly
after that conversation, Edison
invented the light bulb (in over 10,000
attempts!).