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Tariff Act of 1930 Tariff Act of 1930
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (1930) Adam P. Plant Many people reading this entry might know the following and no more about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act (P.L. 71-361, 46 Stat. 590): Economics teacher: In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the... Read more
Harvey Washington Wiley Harvey Washington Wiley
Harvey Washington Wiley 1844-1930, American chemist, b. Kent, Ind., grad. Hanover College (B.A., 1867), M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1871. After serving (1874-83) as state chemist of Indiana, he was chief chemist of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (1883-1912) and professor of agricultural chemistry... Read more
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act 1930, passed by the U.S. Congress; it brought the U.S. tariff to the highest protective level yet in the history of the United States. President Hoover desired a limited upward revision of tariff rates with general increases on farm products and adjustment of a few... Read more
Inc Murder Inc Murder
Inc. Murder name given to the band of professional killers who operated (1930-40) throughout the United States as the enforcement arm of the Syndicate, composed of the national heads of organized crime . Originally a gang of neighborhood thugs in Brooklyn, N.Y., they soon came to the attention of... Read more
Sergei Gerasimov Sergei Gerasimov
GERASIMOV, Sergei Nationality:Soviet. Born:Sergei Apollinarievich Gerasimov in Zlatoust, Ural region, 21 May 1906. Education:Leningrad Art School; studied scenic design at State Institute of Dramatic Art, Leningrad, 1920–25. Career:Joined FEKS group... Read more
Work environment Work environment
STRIKES AGAINST BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1930s Reasons to Strike, Throughout the 1930s blue-collar workers united against the harsh conditions imposed by the corporate giants and walked off their jobs. The common man, spurred on by increasingly powerful unions, believed that... Read more
Sir George Paget Thomson Sir George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson 1892-1975, English physicist; son of Sir Joseph John Thomson. He was professor of natural philosophy at the Univ. of Aberdeen (1922-30) and from 1930 to 1952 was professor of physics at Imperial College, Univ. of London. In 1952, he became master of Corpus Christi College,... Read more
Frederick Edwin Smith 1st earl of Birkenhead Frederick Edwin Smith 1st earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Edwin Smith Birkenhead, 1st earl of , 1872-1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899 and entered the House of Commons as a Conservative in 1906. A brilliant orator, he soon gained prominence as a Conservative spokesman, particularly in the fight against Irish... Read more
Maggie Kuhn Maggie Kuhn
Maggie Kuhn Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995) became one of the most radical social activists of the last three decades of the 20th century. The Gray Panthers, an organization she helped to found, was instrumental in bringing about significant national reforms, including nursing home reform, the... Read more
James R. Hoffa James R. Hoffa
James R. Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa's (1913-1975?) name will always be synonymous with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the largest union in the United States. Hoffa secured his place in union history with his zealous support of the Teamsters, which included conflicts with law enforcement and... Read more

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