The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
Construction of the Empire State Building is completed in New York City.
The Huang He floods kill between 850,000 and 4,000,000 people (the deadliest historic natural disaster).
Great Britain goes off gold standard, provoking fear amongst Americans that the United States will do the same; 827 banks close over the next two months as fear inspires widespread withdrawals.
Grasshoppers in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota destroyed thousands of acres of crops.
Unemployment rates rise to 16.3%.
Las Vegas, Nevada gets state to re-legalize gambling even though gaming establishments had still been around after the ban in 1909.