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1935
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By 1935 business begins to pick up for Henkels & McCoy. At the request of Philadelphia Electric Company (now Exelon) Henkels & McCoy fields a seven man electric utility gang. It marks the first diversification in lines of business the company will experience. Within two years Henkels & McCoy employs 22 gangs of power linemen but, times being tough, the linemen are laid off at the conclusion of a major contract.
In 1935 Henkels & McCoy again takes the first place honors at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The prize is awarded in the category of Outdoor Lounge.
January 11
Amelia Earhart becomes first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
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April 14 "Black Sunday"
On this day, an immense, choking dust storm descends across the mid-western plains, destroying crops, livestock, property, and people. Known as the Dust Bowl, the area most affected was at the confluence of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Smaller dust storms had plagued the region for several weeks. The storm of April 14 turned day into night. Afterwards, the lingering dust creates breathing problems for many, and the sickness among people and cattle is referred to as "dust pneumonia." Many people took this as a "last straw" and simply abandoned their now ruined farmland, and headed west with their remaining possessions, to start all over.
April 25
The first around-the-world telephone conversation takes place.
May 11
The Rural Electrification Administration is established. This ambitious, government sponsored program is tasked with bringing electricity large portions of America's hinterland.
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Sand dunes on a farm in Cimarron County,
Oklahoma, circa 1936.
Photographer: Arthur Rothstein, Library of Congress
Click here to read and/or hear a first-hand
account of Black Sunday |
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May 25
Babe Ruth hits his 714th – and final – home run, playing for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 15
American humorist Will Rogers is killed in a plane crash in Alaska with friend and aviation pioneer Wiley Post.
August 30
Grand Coulee Dam Project is approved (Washington state).
September 2
Hurricane in Florida kills 400 people and creates widespread damage.
September 30
Hoover Dam is dedicated. The structure is the highest and largest dam in the world in 1935. The dam tames the Colorado River, connects Nevada and Arizona, and creates a man-made body of water, Lake Mead. The monumental project was completed in less than five years.
 Also in 1935:
Robert Watson-Watt devises a microwave radar.
Western Union's "Telefax" begins operating. Telefax sent telegrams, manuscripts, line drawings, maps and page proofs for magazines.
Battle of the Bands
Clarinetist Benny Goodman (right) is named "King of Swing"; while Tommy Dorsey , Harry James,
Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman
and many more lead popular dance bands in the 1930s. The Big Band era will continue until the mid 1950s.
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