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| 1874 | Birth |  |
| Iowa Birth of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, son of Quakers |
| 1914 | Chairman American Relief Hoover | |
| Appointed Chairman of the American Relief Commission in London |
| 1915 | Chairman American Relief | |
| Appointed Chairman of the American Relief Commission in Belgium |
| 1917 | Food Administrator | |
| Appointed Food Administrator |
| 1921 | Economy | |
| 26th Sep Presides over the National Conference on Unemployment, estimated at 5.7 million |
| 1921 | National Conference on Unemployment | |
| 26th Sep Presides over the National Conference on Unemployment, estimated at 5.7 million |
| 1921 | Secretary of Commerce | |
| Appointed Secretary of Commerce |
| 1922 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "American Individualism" |
| 1928 | Diplomacy | |
| The USA announces that it will build the most powerful cruiser fleet in the World |
| 1928 | Election | |
| 7th Nov Elected President of the USA, wins 58% of the popular vote |
| 7th Nov Wins 444 electoral votes to 87 for Alfred Smith |
| 1928 | Kellog Briand Pact | |
| 27th Aug Paris 65 states including Russia & the USA sign the Kellog-Briand Pact |
| 1928 | Legislation | |
| 27th Aug Paris War is outlawed & disputes must be settled peacefully |
| 1928 | President | |
| 7th Nov Elected President of the USA, wins 58% of the popular vote |
| 1929 | Black Friday | |
| 25th Oct Black Friday on the stock exchance of New York starts the world economic crisis |
| 1929 | Diplomacy | |
| The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels |
| 1929 | Economy | |
| Washington When the depression spreads to Europe Hoover accepts a moratorium on debts |
| 25th Oct Black Friday on the stock exchance of New York starts the world economic crisis |
| 1929 | Federal Farm Board | |
| Creates the Federal Farm Board |
| 1929 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 31st President |
| 1929 | Treaty Naval | |
| The USA & Great Britain sign an agreement for complete parity in all naval vessels |
| 1929 | Wall Street Crash | |
| 25th Oct The Wall Street Crash triggers off an economic depression |
| 1930 | Naval Armament | |
| Jan London Under the treaty of London the tonnage ratio for US, British & Japanese cruiser fleets will be 10:10:7 |
| 1930 | Treaty of London | |
| Jan London Under the treaty of London the tonnage ratio for US, British & Japanese cruiser fleets will be 10:10:7 |
| 1932 | Election | |
| Defeated in the Presidential election by Roosevelt |
| 1932 | Prohibition | |
| 11th Aug Washington Announces it is time to abolish prohibition |
| 1932 | Reconstruction Finance Company | |
| Washington Creates the Reconstruction Finance Company |
