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  Poly History
  1930s

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1931
  • The Empire State Building officially opens as the tallest building in the world
  • Albert Einstein is a visiting professor at Caltech for three consecutive winter terms, once visiting Poly as a guest speaker
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    1932
  • Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics for the first time
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    1933
  • Franklin Roosevelt delivers first address as president
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    1937
  • John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men published
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    1938
  • Jet Propulsion Lab is founded
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